Zenobia (1837 ship)
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The Zenobia was an 1837 full rigged ship
built in Medford
, MA. She was known for transporting a cargo of ice from Sitka, Alaska to San Francisco.
. He was born in Maine in 1805, spent the early part of his life after leaving home in the Navy, and came to the Pacific Coast in 1849. After a short stay in the mines he began sailing out of San Francisco to southern ports. He was for several years master of the bark Chalcedony, a famous northern trader in her day, and in 1858 was in the service of the Russian American Trading Company
, running between San Francisco and Alaska on the ship Zenobia. He continued in this service until the vessel was wrecked near San Francisco, when he went to Puget Sound and commenced piloting and steamboating. He died at Coupeville, July 6, 1872.
. She was in command of Captain Tilden, was deeply loaded with ice
and struck a rock with such force that she became a complete wreck.
Full rigged ship
A full rigged ship or fully rigged ship is a sailing vessel with three or more masts, all of them square rigged. A full rigged ship is said to have a ship rig....
built in Medford
Medford, Massachusetts
Medford is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in the United States, on the Mystic River, five miles northwest of downtown Boston. In the 2010 U.S. Census, Medford's population was 56,173...
, MA. She was known for transporting a cargo of ice from Sitka, Alaska to San Francisco.
Voyages under Capt. Lovejoy
Capt. H.B. Lovejoy, mate of the Zenobia, was for many years a well known pilot on Puget SoundPuget Sound
Puget Sound is a sound in the U.S. state of Washington. It is a complex estuarine system of interconnected marine waterways and basins, with one major and one minor connection to the Strait of Juan de Fuca and the Pacific Ocean — Admiralty Inlet being the major connection and...
. He was born in Maine in 1805, spent the early part of his life after leaving home in the Navy, and came to the Pacific Coast in 1849. After a short stay in the mines he began sailing out of San Francisco to southern ports. He was for several years master of the bark Chalcedony, a famous northern trader in her day, and in 1858 was in the service of the Russian American Trading Company
Russian-American Company
The Russian-American Company was a state-sponsored chartered company formed largely on the basis of the so-called Shelekhov-Golikov Company of Grigory Shelekhov and Ivan Larionovich Golikov The Russian-American Company (officially: Under His Imperial Majesty's Highest Protection (patronage)...
, running between San Francisco and Alaska on the ship Zenobia. He continued in this service until the vessel was wrecked near San Francisco, when he went to Puget Sound and commenced piloting and steamboating. He died at Coupeville, July 6, 1872.
Loss of the ship
The ship Zenobia, which had been sailing between Alaska and San Francisco in the service of the Russian-American Ice Company for several years, was lost off Point Bonita on April 20, 1858, while attempting to sail into the entrance to San Francisco without a pilotMaritime pilot
A pilot is a mariner who guides ships through dangerous or congested waters, such as harbours or river mouths. With the exception of the Panama Canal, the pilot is only an advisor, as the captain remains in legal, overriding command of the vessel....
. She was in command of Captain Tilden, was deeply loaded with ice
Ice
Ice is water frozen into the solid state. Usually ice is the phase known as ice Ih, which is the most abundant of the varying solid phases on the Earth's surface. It can appear transparent or opaque bluish-white color, depending on the presence of impurities or air inclusions...
and struck a rock with such force that she became a complete wreck.