Her
building at the Dutch shipyard Kon.Mij. De Schelde at Vlissingen, Netherlands
was ordered by Johann Faber, Duisburg, Germany on 4 December 1879 with yard
number 17, keel laid down on 22 January 1880 in the thrushes on 3 April, plated on 4
June launched on 26 June and delivered on 10 July. She was iron-built with as
dimensions 70 (prow) x 9,70 x 0,34 (fore, empty)-485 (aft) x 2,10 (hold) metres
or 230’0”x 31’10”x 13 3/8’-19 1/8’x 6’11” and a deadweight of 1.800. Cargo
capacity 500 ton or 51.000
cubic feet. She was to be delivered covered over the
overall length with hatches and winches but with but without inventory. For the
hull was 130 ton iron and 30 ton wood expended.Contracted
building costs ƒ 32.000,00, real costs ƒ 35.265,32 (materials ƒ 21.571,56,
labour ƒ 9.252,54 and 48% expenses) resulting in a loss of ƒ 3.265, 32.
Sources
Order
administration shipyard Kon. Mij. De Schelde none inventory number.
Archive of the board of the shipyard Kon.Mij. De Schelde 1875-1970 block
214 inventory no. 1216.
