Category:California (ship, 1890)

Sources: Miramar Ship Index, The White Star & Shaw Savill & Albion Lines, State Library South Australia, Lars Bruzelius, Wrecksite, Handbuch für die deutsche Handelsmarine auf das Jahr 1908, Handbuch für die deutsche Handelsmarine auf das Jahr 1914

 See also category: Alster (ship, 1890).

 See also category: Christel Vinnen (ship, 1890).

History edit

• 1890-02-22 launched at Harland and Wolff, Belfast (Yard No: 225)
• 1890-04-24 delivered as California, North Western Shipping Co, Liverpool
• 1896 new owner: J. A. Ritson & J. Livesey, Liverpool
• 1897-12-04 renamed Alster, Rob. M. Sloman & Co., Hamburg (Unterscheidungssignal/callsign: RKTG)
• 1898-02-04 new owner: Aktien-Gesellschaft "Alster", Hamburg
• 1912-03-12 new owner: E.C. Schramm, Hamburg
• 1913 renamed Christel Vinnen, F. A. Vinnen & Co., Bremer Stahlhof AG, Bremen
• 1914-08-xx interned in Valparaíso, Chile, damaged by own crew to prevent her being used by the allies
• 1919 allocated to Italy as war reparations, used as hulk in Valparaíso
• 1924 new owner: Luigi Belardi
• 1926 new owner: M. Aste, Genoa, refitted to sailing ship
• 1927-04-15 wrecked on Old Providence Island (Caleta Coloso–Norfolk)