Lord Ripon

A four-masted steel barque built in 1892 by Grangemouth Dockyard Co., Alloa. Dimensions: 96,92×13,15×7,43 meters [318'0"×43'2"×24'5"] and tonnage: 2765 GRT and 2627 NRT.

Rigged with double top and topgallant sails, royals and skysails.

1892 January: Launched at the shipyard of Grangemouth Dockyard Co., Alloa, for J. Herron & Co., Liverpool. Captain W. Butler.
1893: Sailed from Calcutta to New York in 98 days.
1894: Sailed from Barry to Rio de Janeiro in 93 days.
1894: Sailed from Calcutta to Lizard Point in 104 days.
1895: Captain J. Richard.
1896: Sailed from Sydney to London in 107 days with 2507 bales of wool.
1897: Sailed from London to Sydney in 83 days.
1898: Sold to Rhederei Visurgis AG, Bremen, and was renamed Nal.
1904: Sailed from New Caledonia to Delaware Breakwater in 88 days.
1914: Interned at Caleta Coloso for the duration of the war.
1920?: Delivered to French Government as war damage compensation.
1920?: Sold to England for £2500.
1921: Sold to Baltische & Weissmeer Schiffahrt GmbH, Danzig.
1922 January 16: Sprang a leak and was abandoned off Cape Horn.
1922 January 20: Last reported at Barnfet Island, Cape Horn.

Updated 1997-01-03 by Lars Bruzelius.

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