Hougomont (barque)
Hougomont was the name of a four-masted steel barque built in Greenock, Scotland in 1897 by Scotts Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. In 1924 she was purchased by Gustav Erikson's shipping company in Mariehamn, Åland, Finland. She was used for transport and schooling ship for young sailors until 1932 when a squall completely broke her rig on the Southern Ocean and she was sunk as breakwater near the town of Stenhouse Bay in South Australia. ' Hougomont had a crew of 24 men. The name "Hougomont" is derived from Château d'Hougoumont where the Battle of Waterloo was fought. While seaworthy she sailed to Peru, Florida, Canada, Australia, England, Ireland, and Sweden among other destinations. She had two sister ships, Nivelle (stranded in 1906) and Archibald Russell.
Hougomont docked in an unidentified port circa 1900 (State Library of South Australia PRG 1373-15-80) | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Hougomont |
| Operator | Gustaf Erikson |
| Builder | Scott Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Greenock, Scotland |
| Completed | 1897 |
| Fate | Scuttled 8 January 1933 in Stenhouse Bay |
| Status | historic shipwreck |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Barque |
| Tonnage | 2378 |
| Length | 292 ft 3 in (89.08 m) |
| Beam | 43 ft 4 in (13.21 m) |
| Draught | 23 ft 11 in (7.29 m) |