"Watch" & "Banner" Ships of the Cape Horner Reunion

The Kimberly's started the Cape Horner's Reunion in 1977 on their first visit to Capetown. A second reunion was held in 1981. The latest Cape Horner's Reunion was in April of 1999 when the Picton Castle with Capt. Dan Moreland visited Capetown once again. Here are some of the facts the Kimberlys assembled about the "Watch" and the proud "Banner" ships represented at this most special reunion.

"The Watch"

Cape Horners aboard
ROMANCE 		1977 1981   Lawhill Passat Other Ships
Cape Horners aboard
PICTON CASTLE 		    1999      
Capt. Phil Nankin * * * * *  
Capt. Bob Deacon *       *  
Alice Soderlund * *   *    
Doris Soderlund * * * *    
Pim Penso * *   *    
Joe Brownless * *   *    
Vic Alcock * *   *   COMMODORE
Sven Jorgensen *     *   COMMODORE
Capt. Bill Storm * *   *    
Bruno Erikson   *   *    
Tony Newton * *     *  
Pam Erikson * *       HERZOGIN CECILIE
Gunther Schlultz *         PADUA
Capt. Jack Netterburg *         PARMA
Capt. Okkie Grapow *         GREIF
Derek Chamberlain * *       OLIVEBANK
Capt. Arthur Kimberly * *       ABRAHAM RYDBERG
Capt. Jacob Johanssen * *       CALBUCO & DANMARK
Kurt Mnabe   *        
Geoff Gibson *         DUMFRIES-SHIRE(LAW'S)

The "Banner" Ships

The Ships Background Gross Tons Length Breadth Depth
LAWHILL 4 Masted Barque, built 1892 at W.B.THompson, Dundee Scotland. Last voyage 1948, broken up 1959. 2,816 317.4' 46' 25.1'
PASSAT 4 Masted Barque, built 1911 at Blohm & Voss, Hamburg, Germany. Stationary Hostel, training ship at Travamunde, Germany 3,180 347' 47' 22'
PADUA 4 Masted Barque, built 1926 at Tecklenborg, Wesermunde, Germany. Now the KRUZENSHTERN under Estonian flag. 3,064 320' 46' 25'
PARMA 4 Masted Barque, built 1902 at Glasgow, Scotland. Ex ARROW - Last voyage in 1936, scrapped 1938. 3,091 328' 46'5" 28'
HERZOGIN CECILIE 4 Masted Barque, built 1902 at Rickmers in Bremerhaven, Germany. Wrecked in England in 1936. 3,111 314.8' 46.3' 24.2'
ABRAHAM RYDBERG 4 Masted Barque, built 1895 at Charles Connell, Glasgow, Scotland. Scrapped in Spezia, Italy, 1959. 2,345 270' 43'1" 23'6"
GROSS-HERZOGIN ELIZABETH Ship built 1901 at Tecklenborg, Geestmunde, Germany. Now, as DUTCHESS ANNE, owned by by port of Dunkirk as museum ship. 1,260 223' 39'4" 20'9"
GREIF Ship built 1892 at J. Blumer, Sunderland, England. Ex WISCOMBE PARK, scrapped in Ireland, 1927. 2,228 281' 42'2" 24'
DANMARK Ship built 1932 at Namskov, Skibs, Denmark. Now in service as Danish state schoolship. 777 210' 32.8' 13.7'

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