![]() Balclutha (back) at her mooring next to Eppleton Hall (front) in San Francisco.
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Namesake | Balclutha, New Zealand or Baile Chluaidh (Gaelic) |
Builder | Charles Connell & Co. Ltd. |
Launched | 6 December 1886 |
In service | 15 January 1887 |
Status | Museum ship since 1954 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Three-masted full-rigged ship |
Tonnage | |
Displacement | c. 4,100 tons |
Tons burthen | 2,650 tons |
Length | 301 ft (92 m) |
Beam | 38.6 ft (11.8 m) |
Height | 145 ft (44 m) |
Draught | 20.3 ft (6.2 m) |
Depth of hold | 22.7 ft (6.9 m) |
Propulsion | sail |
Sail plan | rigged with royal sails over double top & single topgallant sails; 25 sails in all |
Complement | 26; under the APA flag ~ 210 |
Notes | |
Balclutha (square-rigger) | |
Location | Hyde Street Pier, San Francisco, California |
Coordinates | 37°48′35.5″N 122°25′21″W / 37.809861°N 122.42250°W |
Built | 1886 |
Architect | Charles Connell |
NRHP reference No. | 76000178 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | 7 November 1976[1] |
Designated NHL | 4 February 1985[2] |
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 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. She was added to the National Register of Historic Places on 7 November 1976.[1]
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