Golden State (schooner)
 Golden State | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States
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| Builder: | W.F. Stone, Oakland, California |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Schooner |
| Tons burthen: | 353 tons [1] |
| Length: | 140 ft. |
| Propulsion: | Union 150 hp open cross head |
Golden State, 1913
The Golden State was a 3-masted schooner built in the W.F. Stone yard in Oakland, California in 1913. Sold in Costa Rica 1943. [2]
Movie ship
She was "laid up in Long Beach, California" in 1937, after being used in movies.[1]
Golden State, former William F. Garms
.jpg) Golden State | |
| Name: | William F. Garms |
| Launched: | 1901 |
| Renamed: | Golden State |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | 3-masted sailing ship |
| Length: | 215.5 ft (65.7 m) |
| Beam: | 40.7 |
| Draught: | 16 ft (4.9 m)[3] |
A photograph from the John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland, shows another three-masted ship of this name, the former William F. Garms, with dimensions of 215.5 × 40.7 × 16, built in 1901.
References
- 1 2 Gibbs, Jim (1968). West Coast Windjammers in Story and Pictures. Seattle: Superior Publishing Co. p. 170. ISBN 978-0-517-17060-1.
- ↑ www.shipbuildinghistory.com
- ↑ Golden State (ship).jpg Photograph of Golden State, held by John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland.
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