Vessel Profile

Solano (I)

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Story

This schooner, four-masted was built in 1901 by Turner, Matthew in Benicia, CA.

Historical Notes

On February 5, 1907 this schooner was stranded five miles north of Ocean Park in Willapa Bay.

In 1910 the wreck was accidentally set on fire by clam diggers.

Owners & Masters

In 1906 she was owned by USA interests.

References

  • archive.org ↗
  • Merchant Vessels of the United States (1908)
  • Gibbs, Jim (1986) Peril At Sea
  • Schiffer Publishing Ltd. Atglen PA USA
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