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The Monterey Clipper is a fishing boat common to the San Francisco Bay Area, the Monterey Bay Area and east to the Sacramento delta. [1] [2] Known variously as a Monterey Hull, Putt-putt, Silena boat, and Lampra boat, the Monterey Clipper's history has swung with the fortunes of the local fish industry and the paces of industrialization.
The Spanish ships San Antonio and San Carlos landed ship's boats at the site in 1769, looking for fresh water on the San Diego River, on their San Diego expedition. San Antonio arrived in San Diego Bay on April 11, 1769, and San Carlos on April 29. They came ashore on May 1, 1769, and set up a base camp on May 14.
Vizcaíno named San Diego Bay and held the first Christian church service recorded in California on the shores of San Diego Bay. He also put ashore in Monterey, California , and made glowing reports of the Monterey Bay area as a possible anchorage for ships with land suitable for growing crops—the California coastal Indians had no agriculture.
The last remaining large wooden fishing vessel in Monterey has been hauled out to dry dock for renovation. The San Giovanni has been at home port in Monterey harbor for almost 60 years and the ...
YMS-1-class minesweeper. Campbell Industries built YMS-1-class minesweepers for the United States Navy in 1942 and 1943. The ships had a displacement of 270 tons, a length of 136 ft 0 in (41.45 m), a beam of 24 ft 6 in (7.47 m), a draft of 10 ft (3.0 m), and a top speed of 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph).
The replica was constructed in full public view in the bayside Spanish Landing Park in San Diego, giving people the opportunity to watch a living recreation of the first modern industrial activity in the Americas. She was launched in 2015 and is stationed at the San Diego Bay Embarcadero as part of the Museum's fleet of historic and replica ships.
Two blue whales reportedly capsize 23-foot boat off coast of San Diego. Sydney Levin. Updated July 14, 2016 at 10:15 PM. Photographer Captures Image of Massive Whale That Capsizes Boat.
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