Frances Depau (built 1833; ship) logbook, 1850

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Summary

Title:
Frances Depau (built 1833; ship) logbook
Dates:
1850
Creators:
Unknown
Abstract:
The Frances Depau (ship) logbook (SAFR 17643, HDC 0383) is a twelve-page reproduction of the 1850 logbook for the Francis Depau on its last voyage, from New York City to San Francisco. The vessel was used as a Gold Rush transport. Its captain on this voyage was William Collier.
Extent:
1 item
Language:
In English.
Preferred citation:

[Item description], [Location within collection organization identified by Collection Number/Series Number/File Unit Number/Item Number], HDC0383 (SAFR 17643), Frances Depau (built 1833; ship) logbook, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park

Background

Scope and content:

The Frances Depau (ship) logbook (SAFR 17643, HDC 0383) is a twelve-page reproduction of the 1850 logbook for the Francis Depau on its last voyage, from New York City to San Francisco. The vessel was used as a Gold Rush transport. Its captain on this voyage was William Collier.

Biographical / historical:

The Frances Depau was built at New York by Brown and Bell in 1833. She was a 595-ton packet ship 133 feet long, with a 31.5-foot beam, and a 15.8-foot depth of hold. Frances Depau sailed in the transatlantic packet service between New York and Havre from 1833-1836. Her career was distinguished by a westbound passage of 79 days, one of the slowest on record.

In 1836, she suffered an accident at Havre, was condemned, and sold as sailing "tramp." She was employed in the 1840s intermittently as a coastal packet carrying New York trade goods and passengers to New Orleans in exchange for cotton and other Southern commodities. She participated in 1849 California Gold Rush, by sailing to San Francisco.

Acquisition information:

SAFR-00001

This collection was transferred from Golden Gate National Recreation Area to San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park.

Processing information:

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Arrangement:

This is a collection of a single item

Physical location:
San Francisco Maritime NHP, Historic Documents Department
Physical description:
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Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard .

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by: Historic Documents Department Staff (Bailey), March 2015 (OAC).
Date Prepared:
2015
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid derived from ICMS database and converted into xml from a template revised and updated by San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, Historic Documents Department. 3/5/2015 .

Access and use

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Preferred citation:

[Item description], [Location within collection organization identified by Collection Number/Series Number/File Unit Number/Item Number], HDC0383 (SAFR 17643), Frances Depau (built 1833; ship) logbook, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park

Location of this collection:
Building E, Fort Mason
San Francisco, CA 94123, US
Contact:
415-561-7030
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