Golden State (schooner)

Golden State was a 3-masted schooner built in the W.F. Stone yard in Oakland, California in 1913.[2][3]

Golden State
History
United States
Builder: W.F. Stone, Oakland, California
General characteristics
Class and type: Schooner
Tons burthen: 353 tons [1]
Length: 140 ft.
Propulsion: Union 150 hp open cross head

She embarked on a fishing expedition from San Francisco to the Bering Sea in 1936.[3]

Golden State at Unga, Alaska, photo by John Nathan Cobb, undated

Golden State was laid up in Long Beach, California, in 1937 after being used in movies.[1] She was sold in Costa Rica in 1943.[2]

Earlier 19th century schooner

The schooner "'Golden State,' of San Francisco" was involved in the 1858 lawsuit Wetherbee vs. Schooner "Golden State" (and Captain W. S. Tuttle).[4]

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References

  1. Gibbs, Jim (1968). West Coast Windjammers in Story and Pictures. Seattle: Superior Publishing Co. p. 170. ISBN 978-0-517-17060-1.
  2. "www.shipbuildinghistory.com". Archived from the original on 2015-10-17. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
  3. "A guide to the Golden State (built 1913; schooner, 3m) records, 18 May 1936- 22 August 1936". Online Archive of California.
  4. Hawaii Reports: Cases Determined in the Supreme Court of the State of Hawaii. Valenti Brothers Graphics. 1866. p. 78.
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