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.
_-_lib.WA_4092.jpg) Barquentine Benicia
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Benicia |
| Builder | Matthew Turner, Benicia, California |
| Launched | 1899 |
| Fate | Wrecked in Haiti, 1920 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Barquentine |
| Tons burthen | 674 tons [1] |
Turner's influence on schooner Benicia
| History | |
|---|---|
 French Polynesia | |
| Name | Benicia |
| Builder | Built in Tahiti by a shipwright who had worked for Matthew Turner |
| Status | Arrived in San Francisco, 1941 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | 2-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.[2][3]
1883 iron ship Benicia
An 899-ton iron ship named Benicia was launched in Oct. 1883, for Liverpool owners, by Whitehaven Iron Shipbuilding Co.[4]
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Benicia |
| Owner | Liverpool, England |
| Builder | Whitehaven Iron Shipbuilding Co. |
| Launched | Oct. 1883 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 809 tons [4] |
References
- ^ Gibbs, Jim (1968). West Coast Windjammers in Story and Pictures. Seattle: Superior Publishing Co. p. 138. ISBN 978-0-517-17060-1.
- ^ a b Gibbs, Jim (1968). West Coast Windjammers in Story and Pictures. Seattle: Superior Publishing Co. pp. 42–43. ISBN 978-0-517-17060-1.
- ^ a b Gibbs, Jim (1968). West Coast Windjammers in Story and Pictures. Seattle: Superior Publishing Co. pp. 40–41. ISBN 978-0-517-17060-1.
- ^ 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.