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Two sailing vessels left Port Lincoln, South Australia, almost simultaneously for the same destination, the voyage of the two vessels resulting in something of a race. The Herzogin Cecilie, here shown, a Finnish fourrmasted barque, reached Falmouth on the evening of 24th April, after being 96 days at sea. Her rival the Swedish four-masted barque Beatrice, was left behind at an early stage of the race, and the Herzogin Cecilie eventually won with a margin of 18 days. Both vessels were wheat-laden, and left the South Australian port on 19th January. The Herzogin Cecilie is of 2504 gross registered tonnage, and was launched in 1902, while the Beatrice is of 2107 tons, and was built in 1881. V

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Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 147, 23 June 1928, Page 28

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Two sailing vessels left Port Lincoln, South Australia, almost simultaneously for the same destination, the voyage of the two vessels resulting in something of a race. The Herzogin Cecilie, here shown, a Finnish fourrmasted barque, reached Falmouth on the evening of 24th April, after being 96 days at sea. Her rival the Swedish four-masted barque Beatrice, was left behind at an early stage of the race, and the Herzogin Cecilie eventually won with a margin of 18 days. Both vessels were wheat-laden, and left the South Australian port on 19th January. The Herzogin Cecilie is of 2504 gross registered tonnage, and was launched in 1902, while the Beatrice is of 2107 tons, and was built in 1881. V Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 147, 23 June 1928, Page 28

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Two sailing vessels left Port Lincoln, South Australia, almost simultaneously for the same destination, the voyage of the two vessels resulting in something of a race. The Herzogin Cecilie, here shown, a Finnish fourrmasted barque, reached Falmouth on the evening of 24th April, after being 96 days at sea. Her rival the Swedish four-masted barque Beatrice, was left behind at an early stage of the race, and the Herzogin Cecilie eventually won with a margin of 18 days. Both vessels were wheat-laden, and left the South Australian port on 19th January. The Herzogin Cecilie is of 2504 gross registered tonnage, and was launched in 1902, while the Beatrice is of 2107 tons, and was built in 1881. V Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 147, 23 June 1928, Page 28