Talk:Gazela

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 * "This information is not correct. The ship has initially been built as a schooner in Southampton, United Kingdom, on 1837, ordered by Messrs. Russel & Co. and registered in the port of Limerick, in Ireland. By 1853 the ship was sold to british owners and re-christened Dolphin. Between 1853 and 1867 the ship had several british owners, being the ship registered in the port of London. In 1867 the Gazela was purchased by portuguese owners (Messrs. Jose Jacinto da Luz & Co.) who kept her sailing using the same name at least until 1874. During this period she was registed both at Lisbon and in Ponta Delgada (St. Miguel Island, Azores) and put to sail between the islands, the continent and the U.K., mostly to transport general cargo and fruits (oranges and pineapples). In 1874-1875 she was bought after a court auction in Ponta Delgada by Mr. Abraham Bensaude, who became his only new owner. In this occasion the ship changed her name to "Gaselle" and was registered in the port of Horta (Fayal Island, Azores). During the two following years the Gazela was used to transport goods between the Azorean islands and Lisbon. In 1877 the Gazela carried small repairs and altered her rig to become a brigantine resuming her operation to the last previous traffic and simoultaneously to be also used to fish whales in the Atlantic. In 1883 the ship was in Cacilhas (Lisbon) for small repairs for about two months. When leaving the yard from mr. J.A. Sampaio she was re-christened again with the name "Gazella", registered at Lisbon but still employed under the same operations (cargo - fishing whales). In 1891 the ship has been transfered to a society known by Parceria Geral de Pescarias, which placed her by 1896 to fish cod in the Newfoundland waters. In 1901 she has carried out a major re-building in J.M. Mendes yard at Setubal, changing again the rig to a barquantine, keeping the same shape seen in the present. Therefore it is my opinion that the Gazela can be considered the oldest sailing ship in the world still afloat with 175 years of age."

This was moved here both because it is not appropriate in an infobox, and because it lacks verifiability. If you can provide sources for this information, then please do so and integrate it into the article.108.16.8.133 (talk) 18:51, 30 September 2013 (UTC)

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This page is cited elsewhere on another topic, but the article at the bottom of that page on this vessel may be helpful here. Kablammo (talk) 16:29, 21 August 2023 (UTC)