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Atlas (1) - (1902-1910)
"Atlas", build in 1902, a four-mast sailing bark, at sea and being towed.
Four-masted bark owned by Standard Oil Company. Captain John Amberman established a "hell ship" reputation,
while commanding the Atlas.
( Photo Webster & Stevens )
Atlas
Steel 4-masted barque LOA 332 ' Beam 45 " Depth 26 ', 3381 gross tons 133,000 cases
Launched in January 1902, at Arthur Sewall's yard in Bath, Maine, ATLAS left the yard on 16 February 1902, in tow of the hired tug TRITON for Constable Hook, where she was to load her first cargo for the Far East.
The owners of TRITON had contracted to bring ATLAS around for $ 750. They would have done better on a time basis for, due to high winds juid heavy seas, the job took eight long days! In April 1910, ATLAS was sold to Alaska Packers Association and delivered to her new owners at San Francisco.
Under her new name STAR OF LAPLAND, she ended her days fishing in the Bering Straits.
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A four-masted steel barque built in 1902 by Arthur Sewall & Co., Bath, ME.
Dimensions: 101,29×13,81×7,94 meters [332'4"×45'4"×26'1"] and tonnage: 3381 GRT and 3006 NRT.
Rigged with dubbel top- and topgallant sails and royal sails.
1902 January 11
Launched at the shipyard of Arthur Sewall & Co., Bath, ME, for Standard Oil Co., New York.
1905 March 5 - April 9
Sailed from Shanghai to San Francisco under command of Captain John C. Amberman the ex first mate.
1910
Sold to Alaska Packers' Association, San Francisco, and was renamed Star of Lapland.
1926
Laid up.
1935 October
Broken up in Japan.
Sailingship Atlas
"Atlas (1)", seen here as "Star of Lapland".
"Atlas (1)", seen here as "Star of Lapland".
The Miramar Ship Index for "ATLAS"
IDNo:
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2107724
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Year:
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1902
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Name:
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ATLAS
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Launch Date:
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Type:
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ship
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Date of completion:
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02.1902
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Flag:
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USA
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Keel:
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Tons:
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3381
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Link:
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-
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DWT:
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0
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Yard No:
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48
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Length overall:
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Ship Design:
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LPP:
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101.3
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Country of build:
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USA
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Beam:
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13.8
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Builder:
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Sewall
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Material of build:
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Location of yard:
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Bath
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Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
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sail
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Subsequent History:
1910 STAR OF LAPLAND
Disposal Data:
Scrapped 1th quarter 1937
History:
ON
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LR/IMO
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ID
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Year
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Name
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Tons
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Change
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Main Owner
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107724
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2107724
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1902
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ATLAS
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3381
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Standard Oil Co.
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107724
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2107724
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1902
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STAR OF LAPLAND
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3381
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1910
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Alaska Packers
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