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San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
Balclutha
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| The 1886 square-rigged ship Balclutha. |
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| STATS | | | Overall length | 301 feet | | Length of deck | 256.5 feet | | Beam | 38.6 feet | | Depth | 22.7 feet | | Gross tonnage | 1689 | | Height of mainmast | 145 feet | - Balclutha is a three-masted, steel-hulled, square-rigged ship built to carry a variety of cargo all over the world.
- Launched in 1886 by the Charles Connell and Company shipyard near Glasgow, Scotland, the ship carried goods around Cape Horn (tip of South America) 17 times.
- It took a crew of about 26 men to handle the ship at sea with her complex rigging and 25 sails.
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BALCLUTHA (8 Photos)
Images of the sailing ship Balclutha
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BALCLUTHA returns to park after winter dry-docking
Balclutha is back and will reopen mid-March 2009. Call 415-447-5000 for updates.
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Learn about Balclutha's careers
Deep waterman, salmon packet, movie star
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Did You Know?
Once, hundreds of sailing schooners carried lumber to San Francisco from Washington, Oregon, and the California Redwood Coast. Built in 1895, C.A. Thayer, once part of that mighty Pacific Coast fleet, survives at San Francisco Maritime NHP.
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Last Updated: December 20, 2006 at 12:23 EST |
