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Klio - german full rigged ship

Dreimast-Vollschiff Klio / Oil on canvas/ 70 x 100cm A three-masted steel ship built in 1888 by C. Connell & Co., Glasgow, under special survey. Dimensions: 76,50×11,76×6,98 m [258'8"×38'7"×22'7"] and tonnage: 1664 GRT, 1621 NRT and 1538 tons under deck [1661 GRT and 1596 NRT German measurement]. The full-rigged ship Olymp was a sister ship. 1888 August 9 Launched at the shipyard of C. Connell & Co., Glasgow, for B. Wencke & Söhne, Hamburg. The first master was Captain F.C Bramslöw. 1889 The command was taken over by Captain D. Rohwehl. Another source gives the year 1890 1896 Sailed from Caleta Buena to Lizard Point in 88 days. 1897-1898 Sailed from Pisagua to Lizard Point in 95 days. 1899-1901 Under command of Captain P. Paulsen. 1902-1906 Under command of Captain W. Peters. 1903 Sailed from Iquique to Falmouth in 98 days. 1903 Sailed from Lizard Point to Iquique in 109 days. 1904 Sailed from Iquique to Lizard Point in 100 days. 1905 Sailed from Port Talbot to Pisagua in 100 days. 1905-1906 Sailed from Pisagua to Lizard Point in 81 days. 1906 January 30 Sold to Rhederie AG von 1896, Hamburg. 1906 Sailed from Lizard to Melbourne in 86 days under command of Captain P. Dahm. Another source gives Captain Dahm as master during the years 1907-1910. 1906 Sailed from Newcastle, NSW to Tocopilla in 50 days. 1907 Sailed from Lizard Point — Sydney in 84 days. 1907 Sailed from Newcastle, NSW to Tatal in 38 days. 1908 Sailed from Elbe — Sydney in 86 days. 1908-1909 Sailed from Sydney to Queenstown in 100 days. 1909 Sailed from Lundy Island to; Iquique in 103 days. 1909-1910 Sailed from Iquique to Lizard Point in 93 days. 1911-1912 Master was Captain P. Hammer. 1913 Sailed Newcastle, NSW to Talcahuano with a cargo of 2605 tons of coal under command of Captain L. Müller. 1913 May 12 Sailed from Talcahuano for Mejillones with 700 tons of coal as ballast and has never been heard of since then.

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Jean M. Laffitau 24 Nov 2007

Wonderful painting!

kevin rollins 21 Nov 2007

great work!

annette steens 21 Nov 2007

superb art Andreas! Remember now my grandfather always painted these ships because he went from Rotterdam to England while he was very young! ( about 1895)

helen tyralik 21 Nov 2007

beautiful,well done

Kerra Lindsey 20 Nov 2007

This is so impressive---wondderful job here---love it! -Kerra