Beethoven

A steel full-rigged ship built in 1894 by J.C. Tecklenborg, Geestemünde. 77,81×12,00×7,03 meters and tonnage: 1789 GRT & 1687 NRT.

1894: Launched at the shipyard of J.C. Tecklenborg, Geestemünde, for Franz Tecklenborg, Geestemünde. Assigned the German signal QFWJ.
1898 August 13: Sold to Weber & N.H.P. Schuldt, Hamburg, and renamed the Osorno.
1899-1901: In command of Captain P.F. Albrandt.
1902-1906: In command of Captain H.H. Engel.
1907: In command of Captain H. Brauch.
1907 Decembar 18: Sold to F. Laeisz, Hamburg, and renamed the Pirna.
1909-1910: In command of Captain J. Wendler.
1908: Sailed from Lizard Point to Valparaiso in 74 days.
1908/1909: Sailed from Lizard Point to Valparaiso in 70 days.
1911: In command of Captain H.A. Siemer.
1910: Sailed from Lizard Point to Valparaiso in 75 days.
1912: In command of Captain F. Wolf.
1911: Sailed from Lizard Point to Valparaiso in 75 days.
1913: In command of Captain W. Ehlert.
1914: In command of Captain Jürgen Jürs.
1913: Sailed from Lizard Point to Valparaiso in 75 days.
19__: In command of Captain Brockhöft.
1914: Sailed from Lizard Point to Valparaiso in 65 days.
1914: Sailed from Iquique to the English Channel in 72 days.
1916 June 13: Sold to Reederei Ges. 'Lignum', Hamburg, and renamed the Lignum. [Meyer has April 20]
1919: Handed over to Italy as war damage compensation.
1920: Renamed the Pinus but was not put in traffic.
1924: Broken up.

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Updated 1997-05-10 by Lars Bruzelius