Histoire
This freighter was built in 1897 by Flensburger Shiffbau-Gesselschaft MBH & AG.
Notes historiques
On February 11, 1907 this vessel, carrying a cargo of coffee, ran aground at Ocos Guatamala and was stranded permamenntly for about ten years. Attempts to dredge a channel or otherwise salvage her eluded her salvagers. This vessel was in good shape and was used by the locals to generate electricty for the town. The vessel was kept in good shape throughout her time ashore and this vessel was able to use her power to assist in the salvage operation.
In 1917 this vessel was successfully salvaged by Captain F.C. Strafford with the tug Pilot and towed north by the tug Nitinat.
Propriétaires et capitaines
In 1897-1898 she was owned by Kirsten Adolph & Co., Hamburg Germany.
In 1898-1907 she was owned by the Kosmos Co.
In 1900-1907 she was owned by Kosmos-Deutsche Dampffschiffharts Geselschaft, Kosmos Germany.
In 1917 she was given a temporary US register and towed north to Victoria BC Canada.
Capitaines
Captain H. Tenne (1907);
Références
- The San Francisco Call (San Francisco CA USA) Sunday September 15, 1907 Page 5
- The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles CA) Sunday April 29, 1918 page 75
