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- Title: The Balclutha
- Description: The Balclutha, shown here at the Hyde Street Harbor, was built in Glasgow, Scotland in 1886. The name "Balclutha" is Gaelic for "Town on the Clyde." The ship made her maiden journey to San Francisco in 1887 and passed under the Golden Gate Bridge approximately 140 days after her departure. During that time, the Balclutha traded coal, potters, cutlery and Scottish whiskey among other goods. In 1889, the Balclutha's registry was transferred to the Kingdom of Hawaii and she joined the Pacific Coast lumber trade, carrying goods north to the Puget Sound in Washington and across the Pacific to Australia. Her registry was transferred to American ports in 1901 when she became part of the salmon trade in Alaska. In 1904, she ran aground in near Kodiak Island. The Alaska Packers Associations purchased the badly damaged boat and renamed her the Star of Alaska. For the 26 years following, the Star of Alaska sailed from Alameda each April to Chignik Bay, Alaska carrying supplies and cannery workers. She was retired from service and bought by Frank and Rose Kissinger in 1933. During their ownership, the couple lived aboard the ship leasing her for films including Mutiny on the Bounty and Treasure Island. The San Francisco museum purchased the ship in 1954, which restored her as the original Balclutha. The National Park Service took charge of her in 1978 and in 1985, the Balclutha became a National Historic Landmark.
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- Added: Oct 7, 2021
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