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This artilcle was translated from German to English by Otto and Romana Vitous, Ostrava Czech Republic
 
            3-mast bark        WIELAND
           Intern Callsign      :QCBV
           Shipyard              :Lange & Co., Bremen-Vegesack
           Yard number        :234
           Tonnage              :602 RT(611 English tons)
           Length                 :30.2 meters (99 feet)
           Breadth                :9.4 meters (31 feet)
           Draught                :5.1 meters (17 feet)
           Owner                  :Watjen & Co, Bremen
           Launching             :September 8, 1862

Launching of the Wieland was on September 8, 1862.  The Bark belonged to D. H. Watjen & Co., Bremen, and became to her completed employment for five voyages by the trading house guild master, Consbruch & Co. in Lima contracted.  On the return voyage from South America she brought guano and saltpeter from Peru to Europe.

On the first voyage the Bark under the leadership of Johann Friedrich Windhorst from Vegesack had to be crossing  of Cape Horn for four months, because of contrary winds and the weather circumstances, so that the voyage to Peru 230 days duration.  The second voyage 1864 began on account of the Austrian-Prussian war with Denmark under Russian flag.  Another captains were Hermann Diedrich Bormann and Nicolaus Dirksen.  The Wieland next voyage with cattle hides from Buenos Aires to New York, tobacco to Napal, sulfur to New York five times with petroleum from North America to Geestemunde.

Under Captain C. Vogelsand the Wieland 1875 made one voyage with coal from Great Britain to Akyab in Burma and 1876 one the same with petroleum to Batavia.  Then she made round trip with the petroleum between the USA and Europe (kept busy employed).  1871/72 two voyages followed under Captain W. Himmelskamp to Mazatlan and the Mexico west coast, once with coal from Cardiff, another time with Zement von Hamburg.  On the return voyage roundtrip she carried wood to LaHarve and Hamburg. In 1883 the Wieland on Captain H. Klocking was sold and have been beded now more in Rostock. Spoukesmen were E. Burchard or Helmuth Mentz.  1896 came the Bark under the Russian flag.  She was sold with dignity on W. Pentilla in Mahstad/St. Johannas.

On October 11, 1901 run the Wieland heavy leak in Cuxhavenrin, she was condemn and from W. Schuchmann she was expected  as it had been brought in the region "Volkozeitung "newspaper, North German from April 15, 1901:

"The Russian Bark - Wieland - Homeport Wiborg 611 Registared Tons, - size, in year 1862 in Vegesack and present in Hamburg situated, is bought to the  W. Schuchmann company.  The ship sailed for the company D. H. Watjen & Co. previously.  The Wieland became however not again in voyage used, but she was wreckaged".     

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