| History | |
|---|---|
 French Polynesia | |
| Name | Papeete |
| Owner | Built for Tahitian owners |
| Builder | Matthew Turner, Benicia, California |
| Launched | 1891 |
| Status | Still afloat in 1929 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | 2-masted schooner |
| Tons burthen | 127 tons |
The Papeete was a schooner built in 1891 by Matthew Turner, a San Francisco Bay Area shipbuilder who had extensive business interests in Tahiti. The ship was known for a fast passage from San Francisco to Tahiti of 17 days.
She was built to serve in the packet trade, as was the similarly named barquentine City of Papeete.
Schooner Papeete was still afloat in 1929.
References
- ^ Gibbs, Jim (1968). West Coast Windjammers in Story and Pictures. Seattle: Superior Publishing Co. p. 154. ISBN 978-0-517-17060-1.
- Gibbs, Jim (1968). West Coast Windjammers in Story and Pictures. Seattle: Superior Publishing Co. p. 42. ISBN 978-0-517-17060-1.
- Lyman, John (1941). The sailing vessels of the Pacific coast and their builders, 1850-1905. San Diego: Maritime Research Society of San Diego. p. 5. OCLC 16000833.
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