Golden State (schooner)

Golden State
History
United States
Builder:	W.F. Stone, Oakland, California
General characteristics
Class and type:	Schooner
Tons burthen:	353 tons [1]
Length:	140 ft.
Propulsion:	Union 150 hp open cross head

Golden State, 1913

Golden State was a 3-masted schooner built in the W.F. Stone yard in Oakland, California in 1913.^[2]

Golden State caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean off Pensacola, Florida, on 18 February 1922 and was abandoned.^[3] She was towed into Pensacola in a capsized state on 23 February 1922.^[4] She subsequently was righted, repaired, and returned to service.

Golden State was laid up in Long Beach, California, in 1937 after being used in movies.^[1] She was sold in Costa Rica in 1943.^[2]

Golden State, former William F. Garms

Golden State
Name:	William F. Garms
Launched:	1901
Renamed:	Golden State
General characteristics
Class and type:	3-masted sailing ship
Length:	215.5 ft (65.7 m)
Beam:	40.7
Draught:	16 ft (4.9 m)[5]

A photograph from the John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland, shows another three-masted ship of this name, the former William F. Garms, with dimensions of 215.5 × 40.7 × 16, built in 1901.

References

1. Gibbs, Jim (1968). West Coast Windjammers in Story and Pictures. Seattle: Superior Publishing Co. p. 170. ISBN 978-0-517-17060-1.
2. www.shipbuildinghistory.com
3. "Casualty reports". The Times (42960). London. 20 February 1922. col D, p. 18.
4. "Casualty reports". The Times (42965). London. 25 February 1922. col G, p. 22.
5. Golden State (ship).jpg Photograph of Golden State, held by John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland.