A guide to the C.A. Thayer (built 1895; schooner, 3m) Bills of Sale of Enrolled Vessel, 1919 April 3 and 1925 April 17
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San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
2012
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A Guide to the C.A. Thayer (built 1895; schooner, 3m) Bills of Sale of Enrolled Vessel
HDC0036
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, National Park Service2012, National Park Service
Title: C.A. Thayer (built 1895; schooner, 3m) Bills of Sale of Enrolled Vessel
Date: 1919 April 3 and 1925 April 17
Identifier/Call Number: HDC0036 (SAFR 14030)
Physical Description:
2 items
Repository:
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, Historic Documents Department
Building E, Fort Mason
San Francisco, CA 94123
Abstract: C. A. Thayer (built 1895; schooner, 3m) Bills of Sale of Enrolled Vessel (SAFR 14030, HDC 36) consists of two documents titled
Bill of Sale of Enrolled Vessel. One certificate, dated April 3, 1919, is titled Bill of Sale of Enrolled Vessel on the main
side, Consolidated Certificate of Enrollment and Licence on the flip side. The other, a straight bill of sale is dated April
17, 1925. The collection is open and ready for use.
Physical Location: San Francisco Maritime NHP, Historic Documents Department
Language(s):
In English.
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[Item description], [Location within collection organization identified by Collection Number/Series Number/File Unit Number/Item
Number], HDC0036 (SAFR 14030), C.A. Thayer (built 1895; schooner, 3m) Bills of Sale of Enrolled Vessel, San Francisco Maritime
National Historical Park
SAFR-00001
GOGA-00735
Historical or Biographical Note
The C. A. Thayer (built 1895; schooner, 3m) is part of the historic ship collection at San Francisco Maritime National Historical
Park. She was built in the Bendixsen yard in Fairhaven, California and measures 156' x 36' x 11.8', and is rated at 452 gross
tons.
The C.A. Thayer had several careers: it carried lumber to 1912, was a salt and salmon packet to 1924, and was in the cod fishery
to 1950, when it was the last commercially working sailing vessel on the west coast. The ship had a number of owners during
this time: 1895-1912, E.K. Wood Lumber Co. (San Francisco); 1912-1925, Captain Peter Nelson (San Francisco); 1925-1952, Pacific
Coast Codfishing (Seattle); 1952-1957, Charles Macneil (Seattle); 1957-1977, California State Parks; 1977- to the present,
National Park Service (San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park).
C. A. Thayer (built 1895; schooner, 3m) Bills of Sale of Enrolled Vessel (SAFR 14030, HDC 36) consists of two documents titled
Bill of Sale of Enrolled Vessel. One certificate, dated April 3, 1919, is titled Bill of Sale of Enrolled Vessel on the main
side, Consolidated Certificate of Enrollment and Licence on the flip side. The other, a straight bill of sale is dated April
17, 1925. The collection is open and ready for use.
This is a collection with two items.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Historic ships
Business records
Bill of Sale
Legal instruments
Agreements