Niantic (whaling vessel)
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Niantic was a whaleship that brought fortune-seekers to Yerba Buena (later renamed San Francisco) during the California Gold Rush of 1849. Run aground and converted into a storeship and hotel, she was a prominent landmark in the booming city for several years. The site of Niantic beside the Transamerica Pyramid is now a California Historical Landmark. Artifacts excavated in 1978 and the ship's log from her last voyage are on display in the San Francisco Maritime Museum.
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Painting of Niantic at the Whampoa anchorage near Canton | |
History | |
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United States | |
Builder | Connecticut |
In service | 1832 |
Out of service | 1849 |
Renamed | Niantic Hotel, 1849 |
Fate |
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General characteristics | |
Type | ship or barque |
Tons burthen | "could probably take eight or nine hundred tons in storage"[1] |
Length | 119 ft 6 in (36.42 m) |
Beam | 29 ft (8.8 m) |
Depth of hold | 19 ft 6 in (5.94 m) |
Propulsion | Sail |
Complement | 28 |
Niantic (Storeship) | |
Location | NW corner of Clay and Sansome Sts., San Francisco, California |
Coordinates | 37°47′42.3″N 122°24′8″W |
Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
Architect | Childs, Thomas |
NRHP reference No. | 91000563[3] |
CHISL No. | 88[4] |
Added to NRHP | 16 May 1991 |
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