Name/Title
Print, PhotographicEntry/Object ID
2008.029.0057Description
Photograph of the Stamboul whaling ship (left), c1883. The ship on the right is Helensburgh.
The whaling bark Stamboul was built in Medford, Massachusetts in 1843. During the 1880's, her home port was San Francisco. She had a length of 106 feet, a beam of 25 feet, and a draft of 14 feet with a tonnage of 260.
The Stamboul was brought to Matthew Turner Shipyard in 1895 for use as a work platform.Collection
Matthew Turner Collection