Valparaiso

A four-masted steel barque built in 1902 by Chantiers de France, Dunkerque. Dimensions: 95,55×13,73×7,38 meters [313'6"×45'1"×24'3"] and tonnage: 3206 GRT and 2419 NRT.

Rigged with royal sails over double top and topgallant sails.

Sistership to the same owner's fourmasted barque Antonin (1902).

1902 October 30: Launched at the shipyard of Chantiers de France, Dunkerque, for Ant. Dom. Bordes et fils, Dunkerque. Used in the nitrate trade between Chile and Europe. Captain P. Harang.
1903: Sailed from Iquique to Prawle Point in 80 days.
1925 February: Laid up at Nantes.
1927 September: Towed to Dunkerque to be broken up.

Updated 1997-02-15 by Lars Bruzelius.

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