Figaro
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Figaro
was a barque built in Geestemünde in Germany, and
was launched in 1879 for the company Franz
Tecklenborg. She was sold to Norway in 1889, and seventeen
years later she sailed for C. Nielsen & Compagnie as a
whale factory ship. Loaded with whale oil she caught fire
and sank at Spitsbergen 25. July 1908. The wreck was found
by divers in 2007 but was kept a secret for several years.
The wreck rest today in a remarkable good condition
despite her old age, on a depth of 30 meter in Trygghamna.
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 Picture: Figaro Courtesy of Larvik Museum Last updated: September 2019 |
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