Susanne Godeffroy (ship)

Susanne Godeffroy

Ship data flag  Hamburg Ship type Full ship Owner Johan Cesar Godeffroy Shipping company Joh. Ces. Godeffroy & Son Shipyard Meyer shipyard, Lübeck Launch 1863 Whereabouts Sunk near Newcastle in 1880

Others Registration numbers * Distinguishing signal: RCVW

The Susanne Godeffroy was a full ship that was built in Lübeck in 1863 and sank near Newcastle , Australia in 1880 .

Ship dimensions

In the Bielbrief of June 1, 1863, the following measurements are given for Susanne Godeffroy :

• Length over keel = 61.1 m
• Largest width = 10.5 m
• Height (belly board to roof planks) = 7.5 m
• Load capacity = 457 Hamburg commercial loads / 1,119 net registered tonnes

history

The Susanne Godeffroy was built at the Meyer shipyard in Lübeck and was launched in 1863. The owner was the trading house Joh. Ces. Godeffroy & Sohn under the management of the Hamburg businessman Johan Cesar Godeffroy . The ship was named after a member of the Godeffroy family .

The sailing ship was used to transport emigrants from Hamburg to Australia and served the import-export business of Joh. Ces. Godeffroy & Son in the South Pacific. The natural scientist Amalie Dietrich returned to Germany on board the ship in 1873 from her stay in Australia.

After long lay times near Samoa and Sydney , the sailing ship was sold at auction on June 17, 1880. The new owners were Robey Bros. and Captain R. Edmondson. The ship was repaired and in September 1880 an appraisal certified her seaworthiness. On a trip from Newcastle to Yokohama , the Susanne Godeffroy got into stormy weather on September 28, 1880 and sank. The captain and several crew members were killed.

Captains

• Joh. C. Hinrich Müller
• N. Störtenbecker
• J. Anglebeck
• Jacob fruit not
• PN Caarson
• Robert Edmondson

Ship portraits

• Unknown painter, Susanne Godeffroy from Hamburg. Capt. Müller. 1868 , watercolor, 61 cm × 79 cm (frame size), Museum for Hamburg History

Rides

The ship made trips to the South Seas and Australia from Hamburg.

Departures and arrivals

date	event	place	comment	source
09/22/1863	Departure	Hamburg
January 18, 1864	Arrivals	Brisbane	429 emigrants
02/05/1864	Departure	Brisbane	clear to expire on 02/03; runs out to Sydney
02/16/1864	Arrivals	Sydney
04/05/1864	Departure	Sydney	clear to expire on April 2nd; runs out to Callao
05/06/1865	Departure	Hamburg
09/08/1865	Arrivals	Brisbane
09/28/1865	Departure	Brisbane	ready to sail to Callao on September 28th
1872	Departure	Baker Island	Drive to Samoa with a load of guano
05/27/1872	Arrivals	Apia , Samoa	Arrival from Baker Island with a load of guano
06/05/1872	Departure	Apia, Samoa	Departure to Hamburg with a load of guano
03.1873	Arrivals	Hamburg	Amalie Dietrich on board
1873	Departure	Hamburg	Departure to the South Seas
08/28/1873	Arrivals	Apia, Samoa	Arrival from Hamburg partly in ballast and with "miscellaneous"
09/28/1873	Departure	Apia, Samoa	Departure for the Friendship Islands
1874	Departure	Liverpool	Departure to the South Seas
07/28/1874	Arrivals	Apia, Samoa	Arrival from Liverpool with merchandise
04/11/1874	Departure	Apia, Samoa	Departure to Hamburg via "Topa" with copra and various island products
1875	Departure	Liverpool	Departure to the South Seas. The duration of the trip was (only) 85 days.
06/12/1875	Arrivals	Apia, Samoa	Arrival from Liverpool partly in ballast and with "miscellaneous"
September 18, 1875	Departure	Apia, Samoa	Departure for Liverpool with copra and cotton
03.1876	Departure	Liverpool	Drive to Samoa
12/27/1877	Arrivals	Sydney	from Apia, Samoa, after a long layover
09.09.1880	Arrivals	Newcastle	from Sydney
September 18, 1880	Departure	Newcastle	to Yokohama with 770 tons of coal

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Federal Chancellor Office (Ed.): Official list of the ships of the war and trade navy of the North German Confederation . Georg Reimer, Berlin 1869.
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Walter Kresse: Seeschiffs directory of the Hamburg shipping companies 1824–1888 . Part 1. Museum of Hamburg History, Hamburg 1969, p. 173 .
3. ^ ^{A b} Charitas Bischoff : Amalie Dietrich . One life. Grote'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, Berlin 1918, Part Two, Chap. 32, urn : nbn: de: hbz: 061: 2-21230 .
4. ↑ ^{a b} The Susanne Godeffroy . In: The Singleton Argus . Singleton October 6, 1880, p.  1 ( nla.gov.au ).
5. ^ Auction Sales . In: Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate . Newcastle June 16, 1880, p.  3 ( nla.gov.au ).
6. ^ ^{A b} The wreck of the Susanne Godeffroy . In: The Sydney Morning Herald . Sydney October 30, 1880, p.  8 ( nla.gov.au ).
7. ^ Copy of Certificate . In: The Australian Town and Country Journal . Sydney October 2, 1880, p.  13 ( nla.gov.au ).
8. ^ Mary-Anne Warner: Susanne Goddeffray. (GIF) 1864 scan. (No longer available online.) In: Mariners and ships in Australian Waters. Archived from the original on April 5, 2015 ; accessed on February 2, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.   
9. ^ NN: Susanne Godeffroy . 4566. In: Alphabetical index of the German merchant ships. After d. Last January 1, 1873 . Georg Reimer, Berlin 1873, p. 274-275 .
10. ^ Mary-Anne Warner: Susanne Godeffroy. (JPG) 1877 scan. (No longer available online.) In: Mariners and ships in Australian Waters. Archived from the original on April 6, 2015 ; accessed on February 2, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.   
11. ↑ ^{a b} Arrivals . In: The Courier . Brisbane January 19, 1864, p.  2 ( nla.gov.au ).
12. ↑ clearance . In: The Courier . Brisbane February 4, 1864, p.  2 ( nla.gov.au ).
13. ^ Brisbane Departures . In: The Sydney Morning Herald . Sydney February 15, 1864, p.  4 ( nla.gov.au ).
14. ^ Mary-Anne Warner: Susanne Goddeffray. 1864. (No longer available online.) In: Mariners and ships in Australian Waters. Archived from the original on June 23, 2014 ; accessed on February 2, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.   
15. ^ Clearances . In: The Sydney Morning Herald . Sydney April 4, 1864, p.  4 ( nla.gov.au ).
16. ↑ Sydney shipping . In: The Courier . Brisbane April 7, 1864, p.  2 ( nla.gov.au ).
17. ↑ Vessels to arrive . In: The Brisbane Courier . Brisbane September 2, 1865, p.  4 ( nla.gov.au ).
18. ↑ Arrivals . In: The Brisbane Courier . Brisbane September 9, 1865, p.  4 ( nla.gov.au ).
19. ↑ clearance . In: The Brisbane Courier . Brisbane September 29, 1865, p.  2 ( nla.gov.au ).
20. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l} Consulats-Schiffs-reports from the years 1871-1875 , Vol. 1–4, [here: Apia, Samoa Islands]. Hamburg, Ms. 2 °, kept in the Commerzbibliothek Hamburg (S / 563).
21. ↑ A quick trip from Liverpool to Apia (Samoa Islands) , in: Annals of Hydrography and Maritime Meteorology , Volume 4, 1876, pp. 97-99
22. ^ Mary-Anne Warner: Susanne Godeffroy. 1877. (No longer available online.) In: Mariners and ships in Australian Waters. Archived from the original on June 24, 2014 ; accessed on February 2, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.   
23. ↑ Arrivals . In: Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate . Newcastle September 10, 1880, p.  2 ( nla.gov.au ).
24. ↑ Exports . In: Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate . Newcastle September 20, 1880, p.  2 ( nla.gov.au ).
25. ^ Departures . In: Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate . Newcastle September 20, 1880, p.  2 ( nla.gov.au ).