Priwall (barque)
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| Operator: | F. Laeisz, Hamburg (1920-41) |
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| Builder: | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg |
| Launched: | 23 June 1917 |
| Completed: | March 1920 |
| In service: | 6 March 1920 |
| Out of service: | 28 February 1945 |
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| Fate: | Burnt out, 1945 |
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| 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 |
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.
While still at the builders, Priwall (with other German merchant vessels) was identified in 1919 for confiscation by the Allies as World War I reparations. However, due to the incomplete state of the ship, delivery to the Allies was not enforced and thus allowed the Laeisz company to finish construction – and, after outfitting, to operate the ship as intended, carrying general cargo outbound and nitrate or grain to Europe.
Priwall was one of the Flying P-Liners that enhanced the reputation of her owners. As with all Laeisz ships, Priwall was well maintained, and the company’s captains were known as fine steersmen and bold sailors. During a 1932 voyage on Christmas Day, the ship covered 384 nautical miles (711 km) in 24 hours (an average speed of 16 knots (30 km/h)). In 1935, she 'won' the Great Grain Race by sailing from Port Victoria to Queenstown in 91 days. In 1938, Priwall recorded the fastest ever westward rounding of Cape Horn by a commercial sailing ship in five days and fourteen hours under Captain Adolf Hauth.
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