Matterhorn

A four-masted iron barque built in 1882 by Russell & Co., Greenock. Dimensions: 81,19×12,24×7,21 meters [266'5"×40'2"×23'8"] and tonnage: 1918 GRT and 1839 NRT.

Rigged with royal sails over double top and single topgallant sails.

1882 June: Launched at the shipyard of Russell & Co., Greenock, for J.R de Wolff, Liverpool. Captain J.F. Irish.
1909 April 27: The grain cargo shifted and ship foundered som 70 miles off the Umatilla Reef on voyage from Portland, OR, to Ipswich.

Updated 1997-01-04 by Lars Bruzelius.

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