Blenheim

An iron full-rigged ship built in 1869 by R. Williamson & Sons, Harrington. Dimensions: 170'1"×28'3"×17'3" and tonnage: 575 GRT, 545 NRT, 547 tons under deck and 850 DWT.

1869 January: Launched at the shipyard of R. Williamson & Sons, Harrington, for A. Morgan, Liverpool. Assigned the official British Registration No. 58974 and signal PGNK.
1879: LR 1879-80: Owner: S. Martin, Liverpool; Master: Captain J.W. Garner.
1880s: Reduced to barque rig.
1889 April 2: Sold to Carl August Banck and partners, Helsingborg, for £ 3540. Assigned the official Swedish Registration No. 3540 and signal HTNG. Captain Nils Th. Pyk became master of the ship.
1891: Captain O. Olsson, Råå.
1892: Captain Janne Pettersson, Mölle.
1901 October: Sold to P. Penes fu L Acevi, Genoa.
1905: Sold to G.B. Bertorello & Figli, Genoa, to be rebuilt as a coal barge.

References:

Square-rigged ships, general references.
Svenska järn- och stålseglare.
Båtologen Årg. 29-31 (1991-93).

Updated 1997-04-16 by Lars Bruzelius

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