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Parraca - a general history

Official No. 12321; Code Letters LBJK; Code Letters HRCJ.

Owners: W Nichol & Co, Liverpool; 1868 J Hardie, Sunderland; 1870 Henry Ellis & Sons, London; 1887 H Chaplin, London; 1888 Aktieselskabet Ispilen, Kragero, Norway-renamed Emilie; 1893 Aktieselskabet Achilles (Jens Olsen) Kragero, Norway; 1897 Aktieselskabet Achilles (O Th Bjordam) Christiana, Norway; 1899 T Welsh & Co, Liverpool-reverted to Parraca.

Masters: 1860 Leighton; 1862-67 J Nichol; 1868-71 W Powell; 1872-74 Phillips; 1874 Linton; 1878-82 Wright; 1883-87 R Ivey; 1888 J Hytt; 1891-92 A Olsen; 1893 Isaaksen; 1894-97 JA Jorgensen; 1898 Haraldsen; 1899 N Lilla.

Voyages: 1857-64 Swansea for South America; November 1882 from Reunion for St Nazaire with a cargo of sugar; January 1896 Jamaica for Queenstown.

The Emilie was laid up at Appledore & sold at auction for £550 in March 1899. She appears to have been re-named Parraca & broken up after over 40 years of service.

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