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HERZOGIN CECILIE Four-masted steel barque, built in Bremerhaven by Rickmers A.G. in 1902 as a training ship for Norddeuscher Lloyd. 2786 net, 3242 br. reg.ton, 4350 TDW, 314.1 x 46 x 23.8 ft, according to Finnish register 102.7 x 14.11 x 7.37 m. During World War I laid up in Chile. After the war handed over to France. Purchased by Gustaf Erikson in Mariehamn in 1921 for £4,000. Masters: Ruben de Cloux, Ferd Grönlund, Sven Eriksson. Grönlund, Sven Eriksson. Very good sailor. HERZOGIN CECILIE stranded on 25.04.1936 on Hamstone Rock at Bolt Head near Start. They managed to get her afloat and moved her to Starhole Bay near Salcombe. In a storm the hull cracked and she was condemned.