Wawona

Infobox_nrhp | name =WAWONA (schooner)
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caption = "Wawona", 2007, needing major restoration
location= Seattle, Washington
lat_degrees = 47 | lat_minutes = 38 | lat_seconds = 42.99 | lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 122 | long_minutes = 20 | long_seconds = 21.03 | long_direction = W
area =
built =1897
architect= Hans Bendixsen
architecture= Other
added = July 01, 1970
governing_body = Private
refnum=70000643 cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]

The three-masted, fore-and-aft schooner "Wawona" sailed from 1897 to 1947 as a lumber carrier and fishing vessel based in Puget Sound. The schooner was built in California's Humboldt Bay by H.D. Bendixsen, one of the most important West Coast shipbuilders of the late 19th century. From 1897 to 1913, she carried lumber from Grays Harbor and Puget Sound ports to California. One of her captains, Ralph E. "Matt" Peasley, inspired a series of popular novels.

"Wawona" is 165 feet long with a 35-foot beam. Her masts, before being cut down, were 110 feet tall.

She is berthed at South Lake Union Park in Seattle adjacent to the Center for Wooden Boats. She is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Washington State Heritage Register, and the vessel is an official city landmark. [ [https://www.cityofseattle.gov/neighborhoods/preservation/s.htm Landmarks Alphabetical Listing for S] , Individual Landmarks, City of Seattle. Accessed 28 December 2007.]

History

Fishing

From 1914 until 1947, except during World War II, "Wawona" sailed to the Bering Sea with a crew of 36 to fish for cod. In 1935, her captain, Charles Foss, died at the wheel during a storm in the Aleutian Islands.

Restoration

Sixteen years after her retirement, a group of Seattle citizens formed Northwest Seaport and purchased the vessel as a museum ship. Restoration work on "Wawona" continues today.

In 2006 her masts were removed for safety reasonsFact|date=October 2007.

ee also

*Historic preservation
*National Register of Historic Places

Notes

External links

* [http://www.nwseaport.org/wawona.html Northwest Seaport]
* [http://www.maritimeheritage.net Maritime Heritage Network]
* [http://www.hnsa.org/ships/wawona.htm HNSA Ship Page: Schooner "Wawona"]