Klio

A three-masted steel ship built in 1888 by C. Connell & Co., Glasgow, under special survey. Dimensions: 76,50×11,76×6,98 m [258'8"×38'7"×22'7"] and tonnage: 1664 GRT, 1621 NRT and 1538 tons under deck [1661 GRT and 1596 NRT German measurement].

The full-rigged ship Olymp was a sister ship.

1888 August 9
Launched at the shipyard of C. Connell & Co., Glasgow, for B. Wencke & Söhne, Hamburg. The first master was Captain F.C Bramslöw.
1889
The command was taken over by Captain D. Rohwehl. Another source gives the year 1890
1896
Sailed from Caleta Buena to Lizard Point in 88 days.
1897-1898
Sailed from Pisagua to Lizard Point in 95 days.
1899-1901
Under command of Captain P. Paulsen.
1902-1906
Under command of Captain W. Peters.
1903
Sailed from Iquique to Falmouth in 98 days.
1903
Sailed from Lizard Point to Iquique in 109 days.
1904
Sailed from Iquique to Lizard Point in 100 days.
1905
Sailed from Port Talbot to Pisagua in 100 days.
1905-1906
Sailed from Pisagua to Lizard Point in 81 days.
1906 January 30
Sold to Rhederie AG von 1896, Hamburg.
1906
Sailed from Lizard to Melbourne in 86 days under command of Captain P. Dahm. Another source gives Captain Dahm as master during the years 1907-1910.
1906
Sailed from Newcastle, NSW to Tocopilla in 50 days.
1907
Sailed from Lizard Point — Sydney in 84 days.
1907
Sailed from Newcastle, NSW to Tatal in 38 days.
1908
Sailed from Elbe — Sydney in 86 days.
1908-1909
Sailed from Sydney to Queenstown in 100 days.
1909
Sailed from Lundy Island to; Iquique in 103 days.
1909-1910
Sailed from Iquique to Lizard Point in 93 days.
1911-1912
Master was Captain P. Hammer.
1913
Sailed Newcastle, NSW to Talcahuano with a cargo of 2605 tons of coal under command of Captain L. Müller.
1913 May 12
Sailed from Talcahuano for Mejillones with 700 tons of coal as ballast and has never been heard of since then.

Updated 1997-05-08 by Lars Bruzelius


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