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Revision as of 16:11, 26 March 2011

Barquentine Benicia
History
United States
NameBenicia
BuilderMatthew Turner, Benicia, California
Launched1899
FateWrecked in Haiti, 1920
General characteristics
Class and typeBarquentine
Tons burthen674 tons [1]

Benicia was a barquentine built by Matthew Turner in Benicia, California in 1899. She was known for a fast passage from Newcastle, New South Wales to Kehei, Hawaii, of 35 days.[2] Barkentine Benicia was wrecked in Haiti in 1920.

Turner's influence on schooner Benicia

History
French Polynesia
NameBenicia
BuilderBuilt in Tahiti by a shipwright who had worked for Matthew Turner
StatusArrived in San Francisco, 1941
General characteristics
Class and type2-masted schooner [3]

At least two other sailing vessels also carried the name Benicia. Gibbs reports that Turner's influence on the South Seas schooner was still evident as late as 1941, when a two-masted schooner, Benicia, built in Tahiti by a shipwright who had worked in Turner's yard, arrived in San Francisco under the French flag.[3][2]

1883 iron ship Benicia

A 899 ton iron ship named Benicia was launched in Oct. 1883, for Liverpool owners, by Whitehaven Iron Shipbuilding Co.[4]

History
United Kingdom
NameBenicia
OwnerLiverpool, England
BuilderWhitehaven Iron Shipbuilding Co.
LaunchedOct. 1883
General characteristics
Tons burthen809 tons [4]

References

  1. ^ Gibbs, Jim (1968). West Coast Windjammers in Story and Pictures. Seattle: Superior Publishing Co. p. 138. ISBN 9780517170601.
  2. ^ a b Gibbs, Jim (1968). West Coast Windjammers in Story and Pictures. Seattle: Superior Publishing Co. pp. 42–43. ISBN 9780517170601.
  3. ^ a b Gibbs, Jim (1968). West Coast Windjammers in Story and Pictures. Seattle: Superior Publishing Co. pp. 40–41. ISBN 9780517170601.
  4. ^ a b Bruzelius, Lars (1997-03-08). "Shipbuilders: Whitehaven Iron Shipbuilding Co". Whitehaven Iron Shipbuilding Co. The Maritime History Virtual Archives. Retrieved Mar. 13, 2011. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)