KRS21219150220001 KRINGSJAA som COLONY. Foto via collections.ncc.nsw.gov.au.

1915 Bark KRINGSJAA (KRS212191502)

Type:

Seilskip, bark, jernskrog
sail ship, barque, iron hull.

Off.no:

1093697

Flagg (flag):

NOR

Havn (port):

Kristiansand

Byggeår (year built):

1886/08

Bnr (Sno).:

167

Bygger (yard):

W. Doxford & Sons, Pallion, Sunderland, England.

Eier (owner):

Kr. Knudsen, Kristiansand.

Disponent (manager):

Kr. Knudsen, Kristiansand.

Klasse (Class).:

Lloyd’s +100A1

Tonnasje (Tonnage):

1.750 brt, 1.597 nrt.

Dimensjoner (size):

L: 258,0’-B: 39,5’-D: 23,1’.

Lasthåndtering
(cargo handling):

Kjølemaskineri
(Ref. machinery):

Navigasjonsutstyr:

Manøversystemer
(syst. for manouvering):

Dekksmaskineri
(deck machinery):

Kommunikasjon (comm.):

Kallesignal (Call sign):

WKJL

Fremdrift (propulsion):

Seil, rigget som 4-mastet bark.

Fart/forbr. (speed/cons.):

Hjelpemaskineri (aux):

Tot. el. kraft (el. power):

Kjeler (boiler):

Bemanning (crew):

Historikk:

1886 Bygget som fullrigger COLONY av W. Doxford & Sons, Pallion, Sunderland, England for Ogwen Ship Co. Ltd (W. Thomas & Co.), Liverpool, England.
1899 Rigget ned til 4-mastet bark.
1905 W. Thomas Sons & Co. Ltd, Liverpool ble managers.
1911 Solgt til County Shipping Co. Ltd, Liverpool. Samme managers.
1915 Solgt til Kr. Knudsen, Kristiansand. Omdøpt til KRINGSJAA.
1917 Solgt til A/S Kringsjaa (Kr. Knudsen), Kristiansand.
1918 Stanset, beskutt og senket 14/06 av den tyske ubåten U 151 (Korvettenkapitän Heinrich von Nostitz und Jänckendorff) i posisjon 38.02N-71.40V (ca. 90 nm øst for Virginia, USA) mens hun var på reise fra Buenos Aires, Argentina til New York, NY, USA med linfrø. Alle overlevde.

History in English:

1886 Built as full rigged COLONY at W. Doxford & Sons, Pallion, Sunderland, England for Ogwen Ship Co. Ltd (W. Thomas & Co.), Liverpool, England.
1899 Rigged as a 4-mastet barque.
1905 W. Thomas Sons & Co. Ltd, Liverpool became managers.
1911 Sold to County Shipping Co. Ltd, Liverpool. Same managers.
1915 Sold to Kr. Knudsen, Kristiansand. Renamed KRINGSJAA.
1917 Sold to A/S Kringsjaa (Kr. Knudsen), Kristiansand.
1918 Stopped, shelled and sunk 14/06 by the German submarine U 151 (Korvettenkapitän Heinrich von Nostitz und Jänckendorff) in position 38.02N-71.40W (approx. 90 nm east of Virginia, USA) whilst on a voyage from Buenos Aires, Argentina to New York, NY, USA with line seed. No casualities.