Lancing

An iron screw-steamer built in 1865 by Robert Napier & Sons, Glasgow. Dimensions: 345'0"×43'5"×29'0" and tonnage: 3150 GRT, 1755 NRT. The engine was of 900 HP.

Re-built as four-masted fullrigged ship in 1888 by Blyth Dry Dock Co., Blyth. Dimensions 108,50×13,30×8,29 meters [356'0"×43'8"×27'3"] and tonnage 2678 GRT and 2600 NRT. Rigged with royal sails over double top and top-gallant sails.

1865 November 4
Launched at the shipyard of Robert Napier & Sons, Glasgow, for Campagnie Générale Transatlantique, Le Havre, as the Périere. Assigned the French signal KPHM. [Furrer says that she was launched in April 1865]
1881
Caught fire in the harbour of La Goulette near Tunis and had to be sunk by a torpedo.
1887
Stranded off St Nazaire and received considerable hull damage.
1887
Sold to A.E. Kinnear & Co., London, who salvaged the ship.
1888
Re-built as four-masted fullrigged sailing ship by Blyth Dry Dock Co., Blyth, for A.E. Kinnear & Co., London, and was renamed Lancing.
1889
Captain J. Persson.
1889 February 24 - June 21
Sailed from Plymouth with 18.000 casks of cement from London to Melbourne.
1890/91
Sailed from New York to Melbourne. Averaged 18 knots for 72 hours.
1893 April
Sold to Johan Bryde and partners, Sandefjord, Norway.
1893
Captain A. Raastad.
1895 December
Sold to Alfred J. Mayers (Frank Ross & Co.), London. [Lubbock says Quebec]. The new master was Captain Hatfield.
1899
Captain F.W. Chapman.
1901 July 19
Sold to A/S Lancing (J. Johanson & Co.), Kristiania, for £ 6300.
1901 July 19 - 1903 May 3
Captain S.B. Johnsen.
1901 April 15 - June 13
Sailed from Newcastle, NSW, to San Francisco in 59 days.
1903 May 15 - 1914 October 31
Captain N.B. Melsom.
1908 March 1 - May 15
Sailed with a cargo of timber from Langesund to Melbourne in 75 days.
1914 October 31
Captain O. Olufsen.
1916 February 1 - February 14
Sailed from Ambrose Lighthouse to Muckle Flugga in 12 days 21 hours.
1918 September 16
Captain M. Mathiassen.
1918 November 18
Sold to A/S Lancing (Magnus E. Melsom, Larvik), Kristiania.
1919 January 15 - 1922 August 30
Captain P.Th. Pedersen.
1920 March 27
Sold to A/S Lancing (Melsom & Melsom, Larvik), Kristiania.
1920
Sailed from Glasgow to Monte Video.
1921
Sailed from Glasgow to Santos [?].
1921 July 12 - August 11
Sailed from Ardrossan to Cape Chatte 30 days.
1921 August 27 - September 12
Sailed from Cape Chatte to Ardrossan 16 days.
1921 September - 1922 June
Laid up.
1922 August 30
Captain A. Larsen.
1923 November 16 - 1924 March 24
Laid up.
1924 March 24 - 1924 December 6
Captain P. Hansen.
1924 December 24
Sold to F. Frassinetti, Genoa, to be broken up. Towed from Ardrossan to Genoa.
1925 June
Broken up.

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