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Brooklynbabe
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 Posted - 23/04/2004 : 18:52:02
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I started this post trying to find the name of a Norwegian Clipper Ship that was in New York Harbor between 1917-1919. I now have the name , and it was the Bragdon. I understand there have been many Norwegian ships of this name. I do not know if this was ever an immigrant ship at an earlier point in it's history.
This is a ship believed by my family to be the "Last Norwegian Clipper ship to go sround the world" and the ship on which my grandfather , John Stanton Avery (Also known as Robert Avery) first sailed as a crew member. He signed on in New York and was gone for two years, and the ship had to spend 6 months or so in Sidney while repairs were made. He was gone for 2 years.
Any help anyone can give me finding out more about this ship would be very appreciated.
I do not know if this is the correct site for this inquiry, because I do not know if there were any Norwegian Immigrants on this ship, but if it is not the correct site, I would be grateful if someone could give me an idea of where to look.
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Edited by - Brooklynbabe on 27/04/2004 18:13:05 |
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richkins
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Australia
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Posted - 05/07/2016 : 07:37:12
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I guess after all these years you may already have a clearer idea of the answer to your query. The vessel was a three masted ship (built 1891) named Bragdo and on this voyage she carried general cargo from New York (sailed 02.07.1919) to Sydney, N.S.W. However she was dismasted in a storm and was eventually towed to Bermuda where after considerable (253 days) delays she was re-rigged and continued her voyage eventually arriving in Sydney 03.01.1920. After Sydney, she loaded coal at Newcastle, N.S.W. and sailed for Iquique where she arrived 07.01.1920.
My next record of her shows she sailed for Adelaide from Capetown 02.12.1921 in ballast, she loaded a cargo of bagged wheat at Wallaroo (South Australia) and sailed 04.26.1921 Queenstown for orders. Her discharge port was nominated as Liverpool.
Later that yuear she ran aground and was wrecked on the coast of Denmark (Liverpool-Kristiansand in ballast) |
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The Bragdon - Norwegian Clipper in NY circa 1917-1
