Zippora

Three-masted ship built of pine and pitchpine in 1878 by J. Hauge, Haugesund. Dimensions 54,41×10,9×6,4 meters and tonnage 934,94 GRT and c. 1500 DWT.

1878: Launched at the shipyard of J. Hauge, Haugesund, for O.H. Sundfør (managing owner).
1886: Re-rigged as a barque.
1906: Sold to A/S Zippora (Joh. J. Hassel), Risør.
1914: Caught by the war on voyage from Brazil to the Baltic with dye-wood and put into Karlshamn, Sweden, and was laid up.
1914 November: Bought in Karlshamn by Ola Olsson, Åhus, on the condition that it should not be used until the war was over.
1919 July: The purchase-deed was signed. Assigned the Swedish registration number 6186 and signal KCFM.
1919 October: Was repaired for SEK 12.898 and put into use again. Transferred to Rederi AB Olani. Captain C.A. Mårtensson, Kivik, was given command of the ship.
1919 November: The legendary Captain Lars Göransson, Hviteölla, replaced Captain Mårtensson.
1922 January: Sold to Anders Olsson (managing owner), Skillinge, for SEK 25.000.
1924 May: Sold to Holger N. Olsson, Torsås, Berkqvara, for SEK 12.000.
1924 October 24: Arrived to Hudiksvall with a cargo of coal from England and was laid up when the cargo was discharged.
1927: Sold to Johan Holmström, Torekov, for SEK 5500 to be broken up.
1927 June 15: Towed from Hudiksvall to Torekov and broken up at Slättaröds mal.

Updated 1996-10-11 by Lars Bruzelius

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