Geertruida Gerarda

A four-masted steel barque built in 1904 by J. & K. Smit, Krimpen aan de Lek. Dimensions: 91,96×13,61×7,48 meters [301'9"×44'8"×24'7"] and tonnage: 2505 GRT and 2404 NRT.

Rigged with royal sails over double top and topgallant sails.

1904 November 19: Launched at the shipyard of J. & K. Smit, Krimpen aan de Lek, for P. van der Hoog, Krimpen aan de Lek. Captain J. van der Laag was given command of the ship.
1906: C.J. Lels became the managing owner.
1910 July 30: Sold to Rhederei Akt. Gesellschaft von 1896, Hamburg, for DEM 157.000 and was renamed Olympia. Assigned the German signal RQLW. The new measurements were 88,72×13,64×7,58 meters and 2507 GRT.
1911-1912: In command of Captain H. Schipman.
1913-1914: In command of Captain W. Peters.
1916-1919: Interned at Iquique for the duration of the war.
1920: Handed over to the Italian Government as war damage compensation. Captain Cacace.
1926: Broken up in Genoa.

Updated 1997-05-10 by Lars Bruzelius.

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