Maria Rickmers

A five-masted aux. steel barque built in 1891 by Russell & Co., Port Glasgow. Her dimensions were: 114,47×14,63×7,72 m [375'7"×48'0"×25'4"] and tonnage: 3822 GRT and 3344 NRT. Three-island ship, rigged with sky-sails and royal-sails over double topgallant- and top-sails.

1891 December 18: Launched at the shipyard of Russell & Co., Port Glasgow, for Rickmers Reismühlen, Rhederei und Schiffbau AG, Bremerhaven. Assigned the German signal QFPC. The first master of the ship was Captain J. Gennerich.
1892 July 14: Left Saigon for Bremerhaven with a load of rice. After the death of Captain Gennerich the command had been resumed by the First Mate Wiethoff.
1892 July 24: Last seen after having passed the Sunda Straits.

Updated 1998-04-27 by Lars Bruzelius.

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