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Friday, February 27, 2009

Balclutha a Cape Horner

BALCLUTHA, also known as Star of Alaska, Pacific Queen, is a steel-hulled full rigged ship that was built for the Cape Horn trade. She is the only square rigged ship left in the San Francisco Bay area and is representative of several different commercial ventures, including lumber, salmon, and grain. She is a U.S. National Historic Landmark and is currently preserved at the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park in San Francisco, California.
The Balclutha, built in Scotland in 1886, has graced the San Francisco waterfront for more than 50 years as the centerpiece of the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park. The sailing ship Balclutha - a classic in the truest sense of the word - is in an Alameda shipyard getting an overhaul that will add years to its life.
The Balclutha's sturdy steel construction allowed the vessel to survive 17 trips around Cape Horn at the tip of South America

Monday, January 12, 2009

Tall Ship BALCLUTHA

BALCLUTHA, also known as Star of Alaska, Pacific Queen, or Sailing Ship BALCLUTHA, is a steel-hulled full rigged ship that was built in 1886. She is the only square rigged ship left in the San Francisco Bay area and is representative of several different commercial ventures, including lumber, salmon, and grain. She is a U.S. National Historic Landmark and is currently preserved at the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park in San Francisco, California. In 1954, the Pacific Queen was acquired by the San Francisco Maritime Museum, who restored her and renamed her back to BALCLUTHA. She is now one of the exhibits of the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park and is to be found moored at the park's Hyde Street Pier.

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

GRACE QUAN

Grace Quan: A San Francisco Bay Shrimp Junk.
The Grace Quan is a 43-foot replica of a San Francisco Bay Chinese shrimp fishing junk.
Between 1860 and 1910, these were the workhorses of the Bay Area's Chinese–owned dried shrimp industry. The San Francisco Bay Shrimp Junks closely resembled vessels from the fishermen's home waters in Guangdong Province, China.
The Grace Quan and a historic image of a shrimp junk taken in the 1880s. Both photos show the San Francisco waterfront in the background.