Lydgate

Owner:
Horresfield Ship Co Ltd (J Joyce & Co), Liverpool

Builders:
Palmers‘ Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow (Tyne)

Type:
4 masted barque (steel)

Tonnage:
2,534 gt, 2,350 net

Dimensions:
Length: 304.3 ft
Breadth: 43.2 ft
Depth: 24.2 ft

Port of register:
Liverpool

Entered service:
1893

Official number:
102120

International Call Sign:
NFVW

Future Names:
Skansen I (from May 1915)

Fate:
En route from Newport News (USA) to Aalborg (Denmark) with a cargo of coal. Left Norfolk (USA) February 8th, 1920. Listed as „missing“ since March 1920. On July 18th, 1920, the wreck was discovered in the Hertha Flack minefield off the Scaw (Denmark)

War auf dem Weg von Newport News (USA) nach Aalborg (Dänemark), verließ Norfolk (USA) am 8. Februar 1920, seit März 1920 vermisst. Am 18. Juli 1920 wurde das Wrack im Hertha-Flack-Minenfeld vor Skagen entdeckt.

Listed as „overdue“ by Lloyd’s three times:
1898 – Portland (Oregon) to Taku in 89 days (March 30th – June, 27th)
1901 – Barry to Adeleide in 134 days
1902 – San Francisco to Queenstown in 180 days

Sources:
Lydgate
Crewlist Index Project
Lydgate