Palmyra

A steel full-rigged ship built in 1889 by Blohm & Voss, Hamburg, as yard no. 66. Dimensions 79,62×11,74×6,89 meters [___'_"×__'_"×__'_"] and 1797 GRT and ____ NRT. Rigged with royals over double top and topgallant sails.
1889 August 12
Launched at the shipyard of Blohm & Voss, Hamburg, for F. Laeisz, Hamburg. Assigned the German signal RHQF.
1890-1891
In command of Captain Robert Hilgendorf.
1889
Sailed from the English Channel to Valparaiso in 63 days.
1890
Sailed from Iquique to the English Channel in 77 days.
1892-1894
In command of Captain Georg Robert Emil Carl Schlüter.
1892/1893
Sailed from Lizard Point to Valparaiso in 90 days.
1893
Sailed from Iquique to Lizard Point in 86 days.
1895-1896
In command of Captain A. Teschner.
1895
Sailed from Lizard Point to Valparaiso in 67 days.
1895
Sailed from Iquique to Lizard Point in 86 days.
1896
Sailed from Lizard Point to Port Pirie in 75 days.
1897
Sailed from Port Pirie to Taltal in 55 days.
1899-1903
In command of Captain C.V. Jessen.
1897
Sailed from Lizard Point to Valparaiso in 81 days.
1898
Sailed from Iquique to Lizard Point in 88 days.
1901
Sailed from Lizard Point to Valparaiso in 74 days.
1901
Sailed from Iquique to Lizard Point in 86 days.
1904-1906
In command of Captain E.J. Paulsen.
1904
Sailed from Lizard Point to Valparaiso in 74 days.
1907-1908
In command of Captain P. Petersen.
1908
In command of Captain G. Lessel.
1908 April 27
Left Vlissingen for Valparaiso.
1908 July 2
Stranded on the Wellington Islands on the South Chilean coast. The Captain and the first mate were able to reach the Evangelistas lighttower at the Magellan Straits on July 20 in the jig but the rest of the crew or 21 men in one of the lifeboats disappeared.

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