Alf (barque)

Alf was a three-masted Norwegian barque which became stranded and then wrecked on 23 November 1909 on Haisbro Sands, off the coast of Norfolk. She was originally built in 1876 as Inchgreen for Scottish owners. In the 1890s she was sold to Danish owners and renamed Adolph Harboe. Around the turn of the 20th century she was sold to Norwegian owners and renamed Alf, serving until she was wrecked off the coast of Norfolk.

History

The Barque Alf was built at the shipyards of Caird and Company in Greenock, Scotland in 1876. She was constructed with an iron hull and she had three masts. She was ordered by W Lindsay and Company of Greenwich and she was initially called Inchgreen. In 1878, she sailed to Sydney, Australia with a crew of 23 and 13 passengers, arriving on 18 December.

By 1891, she had been sold to Danish owners Fr. Harboe of Skjelskør, who renamed her Adolph Harboe. The code letters NVDH were allocated. In 1893, her code letters were NSHW. By 1895, the code letters NHBG were allocated. She was still on the Danish register in 1903. Later, she was purchased by Actieselsk Alf (Chr. Nielsen & Company) and renamed Alf.