Name Papeete Class and type 2-masted schooner Launched 1891 | Status Still afloat in 1929 Tons burthen 127 tons | |
Owner Built for Tahitian owners Builder Matthew Turner, Benicia, California | ||
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.
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