Akaroa (barque)

Akaroa.
History
NameAkaroa
OwnerEngelhart C. H. (Trefil A/S D/S)
Port of registry Sunderland, United Kingdom
BuilderOsbourne, Graham & Co. Ltd.
Yard number53
Launched25 October 1881
CompletedOctober 1881
Identification82424
FateTorpedoed and sunk 1 September 1917
General characteristics
TypeBarque
Tonnage1,347 GRT
Length67.4 metres (221 ft 2 in)
Beam11.1 metres (36 ft 5 in)
Depth6.92 metres (22 ft 8 in)
Installed power3 Masts
PropulsionSailing Ship

Akaroa was a Norwegian sailing ship that was torpedoed by the German submarine SM U-19 in the English Channel, 70 miles west off the Casquets, Guernsey while she was travelling from Philadelphia, United States to Rouen, France with a cargo of oil.

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