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Luneburg - a general history

Official No. 86972: Code Letters JBLT.

Owners: 1883 Jacob Lohden & Co, West Hartlepool; 1896 Angf Aktieb Luneburg (H. Andersson) Stromstad, Sweden; 1900 A/S Hauk (T.H. Sgogland), Haugesund, Norway–renamed Hauk.

Masters: 1885-86 TC Tose; 1888 Charles Gane (C.N. 33965); 1888-90 Gibson; 1891 EHW Daffert; 1892-95 ST Clark; 1899 A Adamson.

Luneburg left West Hartlepool on 21 November 1888 on a voyage to Wismar with a cargo of coal & a crew of 17. On 26 November she stranded on the Hannibal Bank & the crew jettisoned about 7 tons of cargo to no avail. The following day they were assisted off after throwing more of the cargo overboard. She was temporarily repaired at Lubeck & then sailed for West Hartlepool. The master was found in default & his certificate was suspended for 6 months.

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