Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Californian"

Photos of the sailing ship:

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Californian, Steve Tompkins, San Diego , 12/2003

Source, location, date:
Steve Tompkins,
San Diego,
12/2003

Technical data of the sailing ship:

Name:Californian
Registered port:Sacramento
Nation:USA
Type of rigging:TOPPSEGELSCHONER
Year built:1984
Yard:San Diego, Californien
Overall length:44.00 m
Length (hull):28.40 m
Breadth:7.40 m
Draught:2.80 m
Sail area:650 m2
Ship's hull:Holz / Wood
Power:100 PS
Engine:Caterpillar Diesel

Portrait of the sailing ship:

Last update: 15 May 2005

  • re-creation of the 1848-vintage Revenue Marine Service Cutter C.W. Lawrence, which was one of the fastest and grandest ships in the evolution of the USA Revenue Marine Service and the first to be assigned to California coast, Revenue Marine Service was predecessor of the U.S. Coast Guard.
  • exemplifies the highes level of speed and elegance achieving during the Revenue Marine era.
  • offers educational programs for the californian youth, operates out of Southern California during September through April and in Northern California waters from May through August.
  • owned and managed by the non-profit organization Nautical Heritage Society for a long time, later given to the Maritime Museum of San Diego.

Literature for further reading:

We recommend the following references for your further research of the ship. The references marked with have been included in the generation of the ship profile on this page.

Otmar Schäuffelen
"Die letzten grossen Segelschiffe"
Delius Klasing Verlag 1997 ISBN: 3-7688-0483-6
(9. aktualisierte Auflage)
Page: 328 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data

American Sail Training Association (ASTA)
"Sail Tall Ships! A Directory of Sail Training and Adventure at Sea"
2000 ISBN: 0-9636483-5-7
(12th Edition)
Page: 77 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data Quelle with contact

Thaddeus Koza
"Tall Ships - the Fleet of the 21th Century"
Tide-Mark Press, East Hartford 2000 ISBN: 1-55949-551-0
(http://www.tallshipsinternational.com/)
Page: 43 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data

Otmar Schäuffelen
"Die letzten grossen Segelschiffe"
Delius Klasing Verlag 2002 ISBN: 3-7688-0483-6
(10. aktualisierte und erweiterte Auflage)
Page: 369 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data

American Sail Training Association (ASTA)
"Sail Tall Ships! A Directory of Sail Training and Adventure at Sea"
2007 ISBN: 978-0-9799878-0-9
(17th Edition)
Page: 125 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data Quelle with contact