pre cht ▁served . ▁The ▁ship ▁was ▁built ▁by ▁T ek len borg ▁& ▁Be ur mann ▁in ▁Bre mer h aven . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁three - m asted ▁b ark ent ine ▁of ▁ 2 2 0 ▁tons , ▁ 3 8 . 3 4 ▁m ▁long , ▁with ▁a ▁ 1 0 0   hor se power ▁( 7 5   k W ) ▁steam ▁engine . ▁The ▁crew ▁came ▁from ▁all ▁over ▁Austria - H ung ary , ▁especially ▁( 1 2 ▁of ▁them ▁were ▁Cro ats ) ▁from ▁Ist ria ▁and ▁Dal mat ia . ▁ ▁J our ney ▁ ▁The ▁T eg et th off ▁with ▁her ▁crew ▁of ▁ 2 5 ▁left ▁T rom s ø , ▁Norway ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 8 7 2 . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁August ▁she ▁got ▁locked ▁in ▁pack ▁ice ▁north ▁of ▁Nov aya ▁Z em ly a ▁and ▁dr ift ed ▁to ▁h ither to ▁unknown ▁polar ▁regions . ▁While ▁dr ifting , ▁the ▁expl or ers ▁discovered ▁an ▁arch ip el ago ▁which ▁they ▁named ▁Franz - Jose f ▁Land ▁after ▁Aust ro - H ung arian ▁Emperor ▁Franz ▁Joseph ▁I . ▁P ayer ▁led ▁several ▁s ledge ▁exped itions ▁to ▁explore ▁the ▁new - dis cover ed ▁lands , ▁on ▁one ▁of ▁them ▁reaching ▁ 8 1 ° ▁ 5 0 ′ ▁North . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 8 7 4 ▁boat ▁captain ▁W ey pre cht ▁decided ▁to ▁abandon ▁the ▁ice - locked ▁ship