Medea

An iron barque built in 1868 by Barclay, Curle & Co., Glasgow, as yard no. 171. Dimensions: 217'2"×34'5"×21'0" and tonnage: 1114 GRT, 1066 NRT and 998 tons under deck.

1868 February: Launched at the shipyard of Barclay, Curle & Co., Glasgow, for A. & J.H. Carmichael, & Co's "Golden Fleece Line"., Greenock. Assigned the official British Reg. No. 55466 and signal JLDG.
1884: Captain Fenner.
1889: Captain C. Green.
1896 May 2: Sold to Rederi AB Standard (Ernst Roberg) for £ 1460. Assigned the official Swedish Reg. No. 2907 and signal JGPF. The new measurements were 65,50×10,50×6,41 meters and tonnage: 1114 GRT, 1066 NRT and 1530 DWT. Captain Martin Leon Nilsson, Gothenburg.
1909 May: Sold to Germany for £ 1550 to be broken up.

References:

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

Updated 1998-07-30 by Lars Bruzelius

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