Francois Arago

An iron steamer built in 1855 by Guilbert fils, Nantes. Dimensions: 74,16×11,78×9,37 meters and tonnage: 1932 GRT, 1831 NRT and 2600 DWT.

1855: Launched at the shipyard of Guilbert fils, Nantes, for Compagnie Franco-Americaine de Nav (Gauthier Frères), Lyon. Employed in the Gulf trade.
1859: Sold to W.T. Jacobs, Liverpool, and was renamed Accrington. Re-built as a pure full-rigged sailing ship.
1886: Sold to Gracie, Beazly & Co., Liverpool.
1889 December: Sold to Otto Banck, Helsingborg, and Johan Ingmarsson, Mörrum, Sweden, for £ 5000. Assigned the official Swedish Registration No. 323 and signal HVBD. Captain Herman Lindström, Gothenburg.
1894: Captain Bernt Olsson, Istaby.
1860 September 17 - December 24: Sailed from Great Britain to Dunedin in 98 days under Captain Turnbull.
1896: Broken up at Sölvesborg. The rig was put on the wreck of the Port Errol which was being repaired at the same time.

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Updated 1998-05-06 by Lars Bruzelius