Story
This bark was built in 1887 by Blohm & Voss in Hamburg.
Historical Notes
On December 19, 1896 this bark, while en route Hamburg for Manzanillo Mexico and the Columbia River, was stranded on the North Beach Peninsula near Long Beach. This vessel anchored awaiting a pilot but in a dropping wind this vessel drifted ashore. The crew was rescued safely.
Owners & Masters
In 1887 she was owned by Laeisz Ferdinand & Co - Afrikanische Frucht Cie., Hamburg Germany.
In 1896 she was owned by German interests.
Masters
Captain Hellwegge (1896);
References
- Don Marshall (1984) Oregon Shipwrecks
- www.wrecksite.eu ↗ (website viewed 12/06/2022)
