Weymouth

An iron barque built in 1858 by J. Reid & Co., Port Glasgow. Dimensions 187'0"×32'2"×21'0" and 830 GRT and 819 NRT and 796 tons under deck.

1858: Launched at the shipyard of J. Reid & Co., Port Glasgow, for Temperleys, Carter & Darke [?], London Assigned the official British Reg. No. 27771 and signal PSQH.
1860: Owner: Temperleys, London. Master: E. Thomas. [LR 1861-62]
1870: Owner: Temperleys, London. Master: J. Gibson. In the China trade. [LR 1871-72]
1872: Owner: Temperleys, London, Master: J. Gibson. [Gibbon] In the China trade. [LR 1872-73]
1879: Owner: Temperleys, Carter & Darke, London. Master: T.G. Emerson. [LR 1879-80]
1880 May 20: Sold to F. Laeisz, Hamburg, and was renamed Poncho. The seller was the ship broker H.D.J. Wagner, Hamburg. Assigned the German signal RFVW. The German measurements were 59,18×9,83×6,49 meters and 826 GRT.
1880-1882: In command of Captain P.F. Ohlsen.
1883-1886: In command of Captain J.N.A. Reitmann.
1886-1888: In command of Captain E.H, Hellwege.
1886: Sailed from the English Channel to Valparaiso in 72 days.
1887: Sailed from Pisagua to Channel in 85 days.
1887: Sailed from the English Channel to Valparaiso in 71 days.
1887/88: Sailed from Iquique to Channel in 98 days.
1888-1890: In command of Captain M. Grapow.
1888: Sailed from the English Channel to Valparaiso in 84 days.
1888: Sailed from Iquique to Channel in 94 days.
1889: Sailed from the English Channel to Valparaiso in 95 days.
1889: Sailed from Iquique to Channel in 107 days.
1889/90: Sailed from the English Channel to Iquique in 89 days.
1890: Sailed from Iquique to Channel in 95 days.
1891 August 28: Sold to Heinrich Detlef Jacob Wagner and partners, Hamburg.
1891-1895: In command of Captain Friedrich Hans Claudius Wienefeldt.
1893/94: Sailed from Lizard Point to Valparaiso in 91 days.
1894: Sailed from Pisagua to Punta Arenas, C.R. in 26 days.
1894: Sailed from Punta Arenas, C.R. to Lizard Point in 128 days.
1895: Sailed from Lizard Point to Santos in 49 days.
1895: Sailed from Santos to La Plata in 19 days.
1895: Sailed from La Plata to Lizard Point in 69 days.
1896: Sailed from Lizard Point to Santos in 32 days.
1896: Sailed from Santos to Punta Arenas, C.R. in 94 days.
1896/97: Sailed from Punta Arenas, C.R. to Lizard Point in 142 days.
1898 February 2: Collided with and was sunk by the steam ship Karnak at Borkum on voyage Hamburg to Santos. Captain Kopp of the Karnak did not stop to save the crew of the Poncho.

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Square-rigged ships, general references.

Updated 1997-05-08 by Lars Bruzelius

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