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Astral (1) - (1900-1910)
Astral - 1900
Steel 4-masted barque, LOA 332 ', Beam 45 ', Depth 26 ', 3288 tons, 135,000 cases
The first of the US-flag ships to be ready, Astral was launched in December 1900, from Arthur Sewall's yard in Bath, Maine, where she was built at a cost of $190,000.
Astral was towed around Cape Cod to New York for her first cargo of case oil by Maverick, a tow steamer operated by Socony's Lighterage Department.
The US-flag ships were built to the standards of the famous Yankee clippers at a shipyard which built some of the best.
They held their own with the kerosene clippers under the British flag, and with sailing vessels in other trades.
Astral's career with Socony was comparatively short. In 1910, she was sold to Alaska Packers Association, delivery at San Francisco. Under the new name Star of Zealand she served her new owners fishing in the Bering Straits until 1935. Lloyd's Register does not list her after that year.
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The Miramar Ship Index for "ASTRAL"
IDNo:
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2107612
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Year:
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1900
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Name:
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ASTRAL
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Launch Date:
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Type:
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barque-4
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Date of completion:
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12.1900
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Flag:
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USA
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Keel:
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Tons:
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3292
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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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45
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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 ZEALAND
Disposal Data:
Scrapped 4 th quarter 1935.
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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107612
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2107612
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1900
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ASTRAL
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3292
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Standard Oil Co.
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107612
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2107612
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1900
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STAR OF ZEALAND
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3292
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1910
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Alaska Packers'
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Additional Information :
Astral - 1900
Date of launch
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1900
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Place of launch
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Bath
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Type
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4-masted wooden barque
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GRT
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3292
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NRT
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2987
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DWT
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-
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Length
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101.3 m (332.3 ft)
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Beam
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13.8 m (45.4 ft)
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Draft
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7.9 m (26.0 ft)
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A four-masted steel ship built in 1900 by Arthur Sewall & Co., Bath, ME.
Dimensions 101,26×13,86×7,92 meters [332'3"×45'4"×26'0"] and tonnage: 3292 GRT and 2987 NRT.
There was no figurehead or other decoration except for a black stripe at the level of the main deck on the otherwise white
painted hull. She was rigged with dubbel top- and topgallant sails and royal sails. Later re-rigged with a baldheaded rig.
1900 December 8
Launched at the shipyard of Arthur Sewall & Co., Bath, ME, for Standard Oil Co., New York. Employed in the case-oil
trade from the US North Atlantic ports.
1901 February 8 - June 16
Sailed from New York to Shanghai in 128 days.
1901 July 19 - August 30
Sailed from Shanghai to San Francisco in 43 days.
1901 November 10 - March 13
Sailed from San Francisco to New York in 123 days.
1902 May - September 12
Sailed from New York to Hong Kong 118 days.
1902 December 19 - June 5
Sailed from Sourabaya to Delaware Breakwater in 168 days.
1903 August 27 - January 18
Sailed from Hampton Roads to San Francisco in 144 days.
1904 April 23 - September 3
Sailed from Honolulu - Philadelphia in 133 days.
1904 October 6 - March 30
Sailed from Philadelphia to Hiogo in 175 days.
1905 May 18 - June 28
Sailed from Hiogo to San Francisco in 42 days.
1905 August 6 - December 31
Sailed from San Francisco to New York in 147 days.
1906 February 2 - June 16
Sailed from New York to Yokkaichi in 134 days.
1906 July 6 - August 6
Sailed from Yokkaichi to Honolulu in 32 days.
1906 November 16 - January 15
Sailed from San Francisco to Yokkaichi in 59 days.
1907 April 13 - August 13
Sailed from Honolulu to Delaware Breakwater in 122 days.
1907 October 8 - February 10
Sailed from Norfolk to Honolulu in 125 days.
1908 April 6 - August 31
Sailed from Hilo to Delaware Breakwater in 147 days.
1908 October 1
Sailed from Baltimore for San Francisco but lost her topgallant masts in a hurricane and had to be towed to
New York two weeks out for repairs.
1908 November 28 - May 6
Sailed from New York to San Francisco in 159 days.
1909 September 9 - January 18
Sailed from San Francisco to New York in 122 days.
1910 April 15 - September 16
Sailed from New York to San Francisco in 154 days.
1910
Sold to Alaska Packers' Association, San Francisco, CA, and was renamed Star of Zealand.
1935 August
Sold to Japan to be broken up.
1935 November
Broken up in Japan.
( Thanks to Lars Bruzelius )