Pisagua (ship)

Pisagua in 1893
History
NamePisagua
Owner
  • F. Laeisz, Hamburg (1892–1912)
  • A/S Ørnen (1912–13)
Operator
  • F. Laeisz, Hamburg (1892–1912)
  • Søren L. Christensen (1912–13)
Port of registry
  • German Empire Hamburg (1892–1912)
  • Norway Sandefjord (1912–13)
BuilderJoh. C. Tecklenborg, Geestemünde
Yard number115
Launched23 September 1892
In service1892
Identification
FateStranded 13 February 1913
General characteristics
Tonnage
Length
  • 113.00 m (370 ft 9 in) overall
  • 95.70 m (314 ft 0 in) between perpendiculars
Beam13.58 m (44 ft 7 in)
Height52.50 m (172 ft 3 in) (tallest mast height over waterline)
Depth7.94 m (26 ft 1 in)
Propulsion3,500 m2 (38,000 sq ft) sails
Sail planBarque
Notessister ship: Placilla

Pisagua was a four-masted barque that was built for F. Laeisz, Hamburg, Germany in 1892 and served for twenty years, surviving a collision with Oceana in 1912. She was repaired and sold to a Norwegian owner, only to be stranded in the South Shetland Islands the following year.