Benicia (barquentine)

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]

Barquentine Benicia
History
United States
NameBenicia
BuilderMatthew Turner, Benicia, California
Launched1899
FateWrecked 10 October 1920
General characteristics
Class and typeBarquentine
Tons burthen674 tons [1]

Benicia was wrecked on Lafolle Reef off Haiti on 10 October 1920.[3]

Turner's influence on schooner Benicia
French Polynesia
NameBenicia
BuilderBuilt in Tahiti by a shipwright who had worked for Matthew Turner
NotesArrived in San Francisco, 1941
General characteristics
Class and type2-masted schooner[4]

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][4]

1883 iron ship Benicia

An 899-ton iron ship named Benicia was launched in Oct. 1883, for Liverpool owners, by Whitehaven Iron Shipbuilding Co.[5]

United Kingdom
NameBenicia
OwnerLiverpool, England
BuilderWhitehaven Iron Shipbuilding Co.
LaunchedOct. 1883
General characteristics
Tons burthen809 tons [5]

References
  1. Gibbs, Jim (1968). West Coast Windjammers in Story and Pictures. Seattle: Superior Publishing Co. p. 138. ISBN 978-0-517-17060-1.
  2. Gibbs, Jim (1968). West Coast Windjammers in Story and Pictures. Seattle: Superior Publishing Co. pp. 42–43. ISBN 978-0-517-17060-1.
  3. "Casualty reports". The Times. No. 42544. London. 18 October 1920. col C, p. 21.
  4. Gibbs, Jim (1968). West Coast Windjammers in Story and Pictures. Seattle: Superior Publishing Co. pp. 40–41. ISBN 978-0-517-17060-1.
  5. Bruzelius, Lars (1997-03-08). "Shipbuilders: Whitehaven Iron Shipbuilding Co". Whitehaven Iron Shipbuilding Co. The Maritime History Virtual Archives. Retrieved Mar 13, 2011.

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