Barque Beatrice (1920s)

Four-masted iron barque Beatrice, photographed in Australian waters by Allan C.Green (prob.) in the 1920s.

My restoration and colorization of the original image in the State Museum Victoria archive.

Beatrice‘ was built in 1881 by Steele, Greenock as Routenburn. Her dimensions were: 289'0×42'2×23'9 and tonnage: 2094 GRT and 1935 NRT.

"1905 November 27

Sold to Rederi AB Navigator (John E. Olsen), Gothenburg, for £ 6000 to be used as a sail training ship and was renamed Svithiod. Captain Anders Falberg (1857).

1911 November 11 - January 16

Sailed from Port Talbot with a cargo to Pisagua in 88 days.

1914

Sold to Svenska Australien Linjen (W.R. Lundgren), Gothenburg, for SEK 127.000.

1922

Sold to Rederi AB Pollux (Alex. Pedersen), Gothenburg, and renamed Beatrice.

1932

Sold to A/S Stavangers Skibsophugnings Komp. for SEK 16.500 to be scrapped.

1932 October 2

Towed from Gothenburg to Stavanger to be broken up."

(Bruzelius)

Done