Astronom

A wooden fullrigged ship built in 1863 by J. H. Bosse, Burg, Germany. Dimensions: 43,1×8,7× 5,9 meters and tonnage: 394 Commerzlasten and 802 tons register.

1863 March 4: Launched at the shipyard of J. H. Bosse, Burg, for Joh. Diedr. Koncke, Bremen. Assigned the official German Reg. No. _____ and signal ____. Employed in the ... trade.
1875: Re-rigged as a barque.
1876: Sold to Carl Bohlken, Bremen;
1891-1899: Sold to H. J. Fisser, Bremen.
1899: Sold to S.M. Björkegren, of Simrishamn, Sweden, and was renamed Astrid.
1899-1905: Captain P. Thorsson.
1905-1909: Captain A.H.T. Thorsson.
1909: Re-rigged her as a lighter.

Master: 1863-1885 - August Klopper; Krippner; R. Krause; R. Hamer; H. Seeke; R. Schoon.

References:

Square-rigged ships, general references.
[ Pawlik, Peter-Michael: Von der Weser in die Welt; Die Geschichte der Segelschiffe von Weser und Lesum und ihrer Bauwerften 1770 bis 1893.
Kabel, Hamburg, c1993. p. 396. Schriften des Deutschen Schiffahrtsmuseums, Bd. 33

Updated 1998-07-21 by Lars Bruzelius

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