R. C. Rickmers (1906)
Painting of R. C. Rickmers by C.M. Knight-Smith, c. 1906 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| German Empire | |
| Name | R. C. Rickmers |
| Owner | 1906-1914, Rickmers Rice Mill, Freight and Shipbuilding Company |
| Operator | Rickmers Line |
| Launched | 8 February 1906 |
| Maiden voyage | Bremen to Saigon and Bangkok |
| Fate | Seized by the British in August 1914 |
| History | |
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Neath |
| Owner | 1914-1917, British owner |
| Fate | Sunk by the German submarine U-66 off the coast of Ireland on 27 March 1917 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | five-masted steel clipper barque with auxiliary steam engine |
| Tonnage | 5,548 tons |
| Displacement | 11,360 tons (on her maximum draft) |
| Length | 441 feet |
| Beam | 53 feet 8 inches |
| Draft | 26 feet 9 inches when fully loaded |
| Depth | 32 feet |
| Propulsion | Sail and steam |
| Sail plan | 38 (40) sails on 5 masts |
| Speed | Sail: 13-14 knots; Steam: 8 knots |
| Crew | ~45 men |
RC Rickmers was a German five-masted steel clipper barque with auxiliary engine built in 1906 by the firm Rickmers Rice Mill, Freight and Shipbuilding Company (Rickmers Reismühlen Rhederei and Schiffbau A.G., simple known as Rickmers A.G.) of Bremerhaven, Germany for the company's Rickmers Line. She was the largest sailing ship in the world from 1907 (sinking of Thomas W. Lawson) to 1911 (launching of France II) and the second German five-masted barque.