From collection Eastern Illustrating & Publishing Company Collection
LB2007.1.72186
# 225- ship ANDREW WELCH The ANDREW WELCH, an iron-hulled barque (bark), was built in 1888 by Russell & Co., Port Glasgow, as yard no. 192, for C. Brewer & Co. (Welch & Co.), Honolulu, HI. She was employed mainly in the Pacific trade. She was commanded by Captain W.H. Marston Propulsion: Sail 3 masts, converted to motor ship in 1919 Built: 1888 Launched: Thursday, August 30, 1888 Ship Type: Iron-hulled barque (bark) Tonnage: 885gross registered tons, 863 net registered tons, 789 tons under deck Length: 185.7 feet Breadth: 36.1 feet Depth: 18.5 feet Owner History Summary: C.Brewer & Co Ltd, Honolulu 1908: Matson Navigation Co., San Francisco. 1916: Rederi AB Quarta (Ivar Lignell), Gothenburg 1918 Skibs A/S Motorskib Sophus Magdalon (Sophus Kahrs), Bergen 1922: Det Bergenske D/S, Bergen 1948: Bjarne Tetlie, Trondheim 1950: Ingv. Christianslund, Fredrikstad 1900 Transferred to Welch & Co., San Francisco. 1908 Sold to Matson Navigation Co., San Francisco. March 14, 1916 Sold to Rederi AB Quarta (Ivar Lignell), Gothenburg, and was renamed Olga. Assigned the official Swedish Reg. No. 5826 and signal JVRG. The new measurements were 885 GRT, 762 NRT and 1225 DWT. Captain Nils Magnus Hallberg, Kivik. January 5, 1918 Wrecked at Hellefjorden. Summer 1918 The wreck was sold to Skibs A/S Motorskib Sophus Magdalon (Sophus Kahrs), Bergen, and was salvaged. The ship was rebuilt as a motorship at Haugesunds MV (yard no. 3) and equipped with a 500 HP Atlas Diesel. She was now renamed Sophus Magdalon. The new measurements were 934 GRT, 546 NRT and 1450 DWT. May 1922 Sold to Det Bergenske D/S, Bergen, and was renamed Canis. November 28, 1922 Grounded and sank at Skjelanger Lighthouse but was later salvaged and repaired. May 1948 Sold to Bjarne Tetlie, Trondheim, and was renamed Einvika. January 1950 Sold to Ingv. Christianslund, Fredrikstad. May 11, 1950 Grounded at Gjermundsholmen, Stathelle, on voyage from Herøya with a cargo of saltpeter. November 15, 1950 Grounded and was wrecked at Raufarhafn, Iceland, on voyage from Siglufjord with a cargo of herring for Helsingfors. Status: Wrecked - 15/11/1950 Plate came in with Eastern Collection but unlikely to be Eastern negative.
