Pisagua (ship)
Pisagua in 1893
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| Name: | Pisagua |
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| Builder: | J C Tecklenborg, Geestemünde |
| Yard number: | 115 |
| Launched: | 23 September 1892 |
| In service: | 1892 |
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| Fate: | Stranded 13 February 1913 |
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| Beam: | 13.58 m (44 ft 7 in) |
| Height: | 52.50 m (172 ft 3 in) (tallest mast height over waterline) |
| Depth: | 7.94 m (26 ft 1 in) |
| Propulsion: | 3,500 square metres (38,000 sq ft) sails |
| Sail plan: | Barque |
Pisagua was a four-masted barque which was built for F. Laeisz, Hamburg, Germany in 1892 and served for twenty years, surviving a collision with a steamship in 1912. She was repaired and sold to a Norwegian owner, only to be stranded in the South Shetland Islands the following year.
Pisagua was built by J C Tecklenborg, Geestemünde. She was yard number 115.Pisagua was 113.00 metres (370 ft 9 in) long overall, with a beam of 13.58 metres (44 ft 7 in) and a depth of 7.94 metres (26 ft 1 in). She had four masts and was rigged as a barque, with royal sails over double top and topgallant sails. Her air draught was 52.50 metres (172 ft 3 in). Her sail area was 3,500 square metres (38,000 sq ft).Pisagua was a sister ship to Placilla, which was launched seven months earlier than she was.Pisagua was assigned the Code Letters RJPT.
Pisagua was launched on 23 September 1892. In that year she sailed to Valparaiso, Chile. Her voyage from Lizard Point to Valparaiso taking 71 days. In 1893 she made the voyage from Iquique, Chile to Lizard Point in 74 days. She sailed between Germany and Chile until 1896 when she made the voyage from Lizard Point to Calcutta, India in 99 days. In 1897, she sailed from Calcutta to Boston, United States in 111 days. She then sailed from Philadelphia to Hiogo, Japan in 131 days, the voyage from there to Iquique took 72 days.
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