Pisagua (ship)
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Pisagua
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Name | Pisagua |
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Port of registry | |
Builder | Joh. C. Tecklenborg , Geestemünde |
Yard number | 115 |
Launched | 23 September 1892 |
In service | 1892 |
Identification |
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Fate | Stranded 13 February 1913 |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | |
Length |
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Beam | 13.58 m (44 ft 7 in) |
Height | 52.50 m (172 ft 3 in) (tallest mast height over waterline) |
Depth | 7.94 m (26 ft 1 in) |
Propulsion | 3,500 m 2 (38,000 sq ft) sails |
Sail plan | Barque |
Notes | sister ship : Placilla |
Pisagua was a four-masted barque that was built for F. Laeisz , Hamburg , Germany in 1892 and served for twenty years, surviving a collision with Oceana in 1912. She was repaired and sold to a Norwegian owner, only to be stranded in the South Shetland Islands the following year.
Description
Joh. C. Tecklenborg of Geestemünde built Pisagua as yard number 115. [1] Pisagua was 113.00 metres (370 ft 9 in) long overall, [2] with a beam of 13.58 metres (44 ft 7 in) and a depth of 7.94 metres (26 ft 1 in) . She had four masts and was rigged as a barque, with royal sails over double top and topgallant sails . [3] Her air draught was 52.50 metres (172 ft 3 in) . Her sail area was 3,500 square metres (38,000 sq ft) . [2] Pisagua was a sister ship to Placilla , which had been launched seven months earlier. [4] Pisagua ' s code letters were RJPT. [3]
History
Pisagua was launched on 23 September 1892. In that year she sailed to Valparaiso , Chile . Her voyage from Lizard Point to Valparaiso taking 71 days. In 1893 she made the voyage from Iquique , Chile to Lizard Point in 74 days. She sailed between Germany and Chile until 1896 when she made the voyage from Lizard Point to Calcutta , India in 99 days. In 1897, she sailed from Calcutta to Boston , United States in 111 days. She then sailed from Philadelphia to Hiogo , Japan in 131 days, the voyage from there to Iquique took 72 days. [3]
In 1901, Pisagua sailed from Lizard Point to Port Pirie , Australia in 79 days, and from there to Taltal , Chile in a further 32 days. In 1904, she was again employed on the route to Chile, sailing from Elbmündung , Germany to Valparaiso in 87 days. Further voyages were made to Chile in 1907 and 1908. [3]
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On 12 March 1912, Pisagua was involved in a collision with the P&O steamship Oceana off Beachy Head , East Sussex . [3] Pisagua hit Oceana amidships, creating a 40 feet (12 m) long gash in her side. Nine people died when one of Oceana ' s lifeboats capsized, but the other 241 passengers and crew were rescued. [5] Oceana sank but Pisagua survived with severe damage to the bow and foremast . [6]
P&O sued Laeisz, claiming damages for the loss of Oceana . Judgement was given that Pisagua was not at fault, due to a combination of factors, including that the obligation was on Oceana to give way to Pisagua under the "steam gives way to sail" rule. [7]
Pisagua was towed to Dover , Kent for repairs. [3] Pisagua was then towed to Hamburg where she was condemned. In October 1912, she was sold to A/S Ørnen, Sandefjord , Norway for £5,000 . [1] Pisagua was rebuilt as a whale factory . [3] She was operated by Søren L. Christensen. On 12 February 1913, Pisagua was stranded at Low Island , South Shetland Islands . [3] Although she was insured for NOK 318,000 , her owners made a loss of NOK 54,713 on the ship. [1]
Captains
The captains of Pisagua were:- [3]
- J Früdden (1892–93)
- C E F J Bahlke (1893-1901)
- Hinrich Nissen (1901–03)
- H A Dehnhardt (1904–08)
- J Frömcke (1909)
- R Dahm (1910–12)
- Larsen (1912–13)
References
- 1 2 3 "1912 Seil/Brk PISAGUA (002191201)" (in English and Norwegian). Thor Dahl . Retrieved 26 January 2010 .
- 1 2 "Pisagua" (in German). Werften und Stadtgeschichte Bremerhavens . Retrieved 26 January 2010 .
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Pisagua" . Lars Bruzelius . Retrieved 26 January 2010 .
- ↑ "Placilla" . Lars Bruzelius . Retrieved 26 January 2010 .
- ↑ "Oceana" . Adventure Divers . Retrieved 26 January 2010 .
- ↑ Lane, Anthony (2009). Shipwrecks of Kent . Stroud: The History Press. p. 65. ISBN 978-0-7524-1720-2 .
- ↑ "Oceana is blamed for Channel crash" (PDF) . The New York Times . 5 May 1912. p. T–3.
63°17′S 62°09′W / 63.283°S 62.150°W / -63.283; -62.150
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