Figaro
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The
barque Figaro was built in Geestemünde in Germany and
launched in 1879 for the company Franz Tecklenborg. She
was sold to Norway in 1889, and seventeen years later she
sailed for Christina Nielsen & Compagnie as a whale
factory ship. Loaded with whale oil she caught fire and
sank in Spitsbergen 25.july 1908. The wreck was found in
2007 but was kept "secret" for several years. Figaro rest
today in a remarkable good condition despite her old age
in Trygghamn on a depth of 30 meter.
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  Picture: Figaro,unknown date & the wreck today Courtesy of Norwegian Maritime Museum and NTNU 
The story of Figaro is also covered in an article by thedivers magazine Bladet Dykking in Norway Last updated: September 2019 |
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