Lochinvar

1876 October

Launched at the shipyard of A. Stephen & Sons, Glasgow, for J. Boumphry & Co., Liverpool. Assigned the official British Reg. No. 76358 and signal .....

1894 June 25

Sold to Nordmalings Skeppsrederi (Carl Magnus Bodén), Lefvar by (Nordmaling), Sweden, for £ 2750 and was renamed P. Wikström Junior. Assigned the official Swedish Reg. No. 1531 and signal JDBP. The new measurements were 54,54×9,13×5,58 meters and 735 GRT, 685 NRT and 1000 DWT. Captain C.O. Carlsson, Bygdeå.

1900

Sold at auction at the bankruptcy of Nordmalings Skeppsrederi to the former owner Carl Magnus Bodén, Norrköping. Captain C.M. Mattsson, Västervik, was now given command of the vessel.

1903

On voyage from Chittagong to Trinidad, Captain Mattsson and four men of the crew died of beriberi. The ship was towed to Trinidad by the steamer Carina where she arrived on August 15. The P. Wikström Junior eventually returned to Sweden in March 1908 under temporary command of Captain Henriksen, Tvedestrand.

1908 May 8 - August 29

Sailed from Gothenburg to Zanzibar under command of Captain Andersson.

1913 October 28

Sold to John Andersson, Jomala, Åland and was renamed Axel.

1918

Sold to Rederi AB Alfa, Åbo.

1918

Sold to Hangö Rederi AB, Hangö. Command of the barque was first given to Captain Arthur Marander and later to Captain Anders Donner.

1927

Sold to Sunderland to be broken up.

References:

• Square-rigged ships, general references.
• Svenska järn- och stålseglare.
  Båtologen Årg. 29-31 (1991-93).
• "JPe": Några funderingar kring två windjammers från Norrköping.
  Båtologen Årg. 17, Viken, 1979. pp 79-80.
• Lille, Sten & Grönstrand, Lars: Finlands djupvattenseglare.
  Etelä-soumen kustannus oy, Lieto, 1979. 4to, 224 pp, ill.
• Persson, John E.: Två Windjammers från Norrköping.
  Sveriges Flotta Årg. 80, Stockholm, 1984. pp 12:53-54, ill

Updated 1997-04-27 by Lars Bruzelius

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