ALBANIA built 1884

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ALBANIA built 1884

Post by aukepalmhof » Thu Feb 01, 2018 2:30 am

The growth of the Åland fleet in the early 1900s was mainly satisfied with secondhand tonnage. From 1880 to 1914,around 200 wooden vessels were procured to Åland. Large barques and frigates from Nova Scotia and Norway dominated.

BUILT IN 1884 IN ST JOHN,
Canada, full-rigged frigate ALBANIA was the largest wooden sailing vessel in Finland when imported to Åland in 1903. She had two captains during her time under Åland flag. Gustaf Erikson, later to become one of the greatest ship owners in Åland, was captain during her last three years. Already
at the time of purchase, ALBANIA was old and in need of repair and she turned out to be a
bad deal. Arriving in leaking condition, she was sold in Rio de Janeiro in 1908. On the stamp, we see her heading south in hard weather conditions in the Atlantic Ocean perhaps navigated by artist Allan Palmer’s grandfather, who was a deck officer on ALBANIA?

The ALBANIA was built in 1884 by O. Pittfield in St John N.B., Canada for Taylor Bross also in St John.
Launched as the ALBANIA.
Tonnage 1438 ton, dim. 62.39 x 12.04 x 7.37m.
Full rigged ship.

Till she was sold to Åland owners owned by Taylor Bross.
One of the voyages she made from New York to Yokohama, you can read on the URL below, at that time she had a crew of 20.
https://www.cnrs-scrn.org/northern_mari ... 23to39.pdf

Sold in 1903 to Åland, not renamed, and can’t find an owner.
1906 Gustaf Erikson became captain of the ship, but he was not the owner.

1908 Sold to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Thereafter she disappears and her fate is not known so far.

Source: Åland Post. Various internet sites.
2018 Aland Island sg?, scott?.
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