Estrella de Chile (ship)
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Estrella de Chile (Star of Chile) was an iron three-masted barque of the Glen Line built to ply the route between Glasgow, Liverpool, and Chile via Cape Horn. The ship was wrecked in the Solway Firth on 25 November 1888 after getting into difficulties when the master misjudged the ship's position. The first mate drowned, but the rest of the crew were rescued by a lifeboat.
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"Estrella de Chile" of Glasgow April 1881, Hugo Schnars-Alquist, 1909. (cropped) | |
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Name | Estrella de Chile |
Operator | Glen Line |
Port of registry | Glasgow |
Route | Glasgow – Chile |
Builder | Laurence Hill & Co. Port Glasgow |
Launched | 1867 |
Out of service | 1888 |
Homeport | Glasgow |
Fate | Wrecked in the Solway Firth, 25 November 1888 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Iron Sailing Vessel 3 Masted Barque |
Tonnage | 582 grt / 556 nrt |
Length | 171.5 ft (52.3 m) |
Beam | 28.1 ft (8.6 m) |
Draught | 17 ft (5.2 m) |
Complement | 15 |
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