Sloop Butcher Boy

Name/Title

Sloop Butcher Boy

Entry/Object ID

2002.398.001

Description

Wood hull, double-ended, round bilge, centreboard, flush deck, trunk cabin, gaff-rigged loop. She was built in 1902 at San Diego for service delivering foodstuffs To vessels moored at San Diego.

Collection

Museum Vessel Collection

Make and Manufacture

Manufacture Place

City

San Diego, CA

County

San Diego County

Region

Southern California

State/Province

California

Country

USA

Continent

North America

Ocean

California Coast, West Coast of North America, Eastern North Pacific Ocean, North Pacific Ocean, Pacific Ocean, World Ocean

Manufacture Date

1902

Total Produced

1

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Sloop

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Sailboat

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Boat

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Watercraft

Nomenclature Class

Water Transportation Equipment

Nomenclature Category

Category 07: Distribution & Transportation Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Type

Overall

Interpretative Labels

Label

She was built in 1902 at San Diego For Service Delivering Foodstuffs To Vessels Moored At San Diego. She Is Ordinarily Kept on a Trailer and Displayed By Pre-Arrangement At Various Locations. After Inspections It Was Concluded She Could Be Safely Returned To the Water, Rigged, and Sailed on a Controlled and Limited Basis in recognition of Her 100th Birthday. the Period Afloat Is Projected To Span April -October 2002 After Which the Vessel Will Be Returned To Dry Storage and Prearranged Display. During Demonstration Sailings She Is To Be; Accompanied By a Tender, Manned By a Knowledgeable Crew, Restricted To a Maximum of Six Persons Aboard, Restricted To Waters of San Diego Bay During Moderate Weather, Equipped with USCG Required Safety Outfit, and Outfitted with Suitable Pumps and Ground Tackle. During the Entire Period Afloat She Is To Be; Berthed At a Secure and Protected Location, Inspected Regularly, Outfitted with Battery Powered Automatic Bilge Pumps, and Provided with Suitable Hand Bilge Pump Or Bailer.