Story
This bark (4-masted) was built in 1893 by T. Royden & Sons in Liverpool.
Historical Notes
This vessel was in the grain trade. This vessel was rigged with double topgallants and a turtleback to prevent the helmsman from being washed overboard by a following sea. On August 24, 1913 while under tow of the Ocklahoma this vessel collided with the Norwegian steamer Thode Fagelund in the Columbia River.
In 1914 this vessel was interned in Mexico at the start of the First World War and was there until purchased by Robert Dollar & Co. This vessel was scuttled into a breakwater at Oakland California.
Owners & Masters
In 1919 she was purchased by Robert Dollar & Co. Inc., San Francisco CA USA.
References
- Snapp, Jeremy S. & John F. Snapp (1999) Northwest Legacy
- Lloyd's Register Vol. 1 1926-1927
- Don Marshall (1984) Oregon Shipwrecks
