Histoire
This bark was built in 1900 by Chantiers Nantais de Construction Maritime in Nantes.
Notes historiques
In 1927 this vessel was broken up
Propriétaires et capitaines
In 1900-1926 she was owned by Soc Gen.d'Armament (G. Belot Manager)
Signification du nom
George Henri Anne-Marie Victor count de Villebois-Mareuil or by his shortened name George de Villebois-Mareuil (22 March 1847, in Montaigu, Brittany, France – 6 April 1900, in Boshof, Orange Free State, South Africa) was a former colonel in the French infantry who fought and died on the side of the Boers during the Second Anglo-Boer War. He was the first of only two foreign volunteers to be given the rank of Major-General in the armed forces of the Boer Republics.
Références
- Lloyd's Register Volume 1 (1925-1926)
- en.wikipedia.org ↗ (website viewed 03/07/2024)
