Erasmo

A four-masted steel barque built in 1903 by Società Esercizio Baccini, Riva Trigoso. Dimensions 88,00×12,61×6,70 meters [288'9"×41'5"×22'0"] and tonnage 2224 GRT and 2157 NRT. Rigged with royal sails over double top and single top-gallant sails.

1903 March: Launched at the shipyard of Società Esercizio Baccini, Riva Trigoso, for E. fu E. Raffo, La Spezia. Captain Queirolo.
1903 June 12: Left Genoa for New York but was dis-masted off the coast North America and arrived in jury rig after 66 days. Later towed back to Genoa by the Dutch tug Titan for repairs.
1912: Sold to F. Laeisz, Hamburg, and renamed Pinguin. Captain Boye Petersen and first mate Piening.
1917: Sold to C.J. Klingenberg, Bremen, and renamed Weser.
1920: Sold to S.A. des Voiliers Dunqerquois, Dunkerque, and renamed Jacobsen.
1923 December 25: Left Dunkerque for Brügge where she was broken up.

Updated 1997-02-15 by Lars Bruzelius.

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