Priwall (barque)
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name |
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| Owner |
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| Operator | F. Laeisz, Hamburg (1920-41) |
| Port of registry | |
| Builder | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg |
| Launched | 23 June 1917 |
| Completed | March 1920 |
| In service | 6 March 1920 |
| Out of service | 28 February 1945 |
| Identification | |
| Fate | Burnt out, 1945 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 323 ft 1 in (98.48 m) |
| Beam | 47 ft 1 in (14.35 m) |
| Depth | 26 ft 3 in (8.00 m) |
| Sail plan | Barque |
| Speed | Recorded average of 16 knots (30 km/h) over 24 hours |
| Notes | Recorded fastest ever westward rounding of Cape Horn |
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Priwall was a four-masted steel-hulled barque with royal sails over double top and topgallant sails. The windjammer was ordered by the F. Laeisz shipping company of Hamburg and launched at the Blohm & Voss yard, Hamburg, on 23 June 1917. After delays arising from a shortage of materials during and after First World War, she was completed on 6 March 1920. Priwall was used on the nitrate trade route to the west coast of South America; she also made several voyages from South Australia's Spencer Gulf grain ports to Europe. Her code Letters were RWLN; in 1934 they were changed to DIRQ.