Slamat

Composite barque built in 1875 by W.H. Meursing at the "De Nachtegaal" shipyard, Amsterdam. Tonnage: 916 GRT and 860 NRT.

1875: Launched in Amsterdam.
1876: Delivered to A. Hendrichs & Co., Amsterdam.
1896: Sold to Robert Mattson, Mariehamn, for £ 1250. After the purchase the topgallant masts were shortened and the upper topgallant yards lengthend. The new master of the ship was Captain M.V. Eriksson.
1913 April 11: Grounded in a severe snow storm on a sand bank off Helsingör en route Oslo - Kotka in ballast [?] and drifted ashore at Viken.
1913 April 22: The wreck was bought at an auktion by John Forbæchs Eftr., Copenhagen, for SEK 3560.

Updated 1995-06-07 by Lars Bruzelius