Balclutha (San Francisco)

Balclutha is a three-masted, steel-hulled, square-rigged ship built to carry a variety of cargo all over the world. Launched in 1886 by the Charles Connell and Company shipyard near Glasgow, Scotland, the ship carried goods around Cape Horn (tip of South America) 17 times. It took a crew of about 26 men to handle the ship at sea with her complex rigging and 25 sails.

Balclutha
Balclutha berthed at Hyde Stree Pier, San Francisco as part of S.F. Maritime National Historic Park. http://www.nps.gov/safr/historyculture/balclutha.htm Balclutha is a three-masted, steel-hulled, square-rigged ship built to carry a variety of cargo all over the world. STATS Overall length 301 feet Length of deck 256.5 feet Beam 38.6 feet Depth 22.7 feet Gross tonnage 1689 Height of mainmast 145 feet Launched in 1886 by the Charles Connell and Company shipyard near Glasgow, Scotland, the ship carried goods around Cape Horn (tip of South America) 17 times. It took a crew of about 26 men to handle the ship at sea with her complex rigging and 25 sails.
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