Zodiac (schooner)
Zodiac motoring east along the Lake Washington Ship Canal, just east of the Ballard Bridge, Seattle, Washington | |
| History | |
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| United States | |
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| Owner |
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| Builder | Hodgdon Brothers |
| Launched | 1924 |
| Identification |
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| Status | Historic landmark |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 145 tons (gross) 89 (net) |
| Displacement | 220 tons |
| Length | 160 ft (49 m) (LOA) 127 ft (39 m) (on deck) |
| Beam | 25.2 ft (7.7 m) |
| Draft | 15 ft (4.6 m) |
| Depth of hold | 11.5 ft (3.5 m) |
| Propulsion | Caterpillar 400 hp (300 kW) diesel |
| Sail plan | Gaff-rigged topsail schooner 7,000 sq ft (650 m2) |
| Speed | 13.4 knots (24.8 km/h; 15.4 mph) (max), 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) (powered) |
Zodiac (schooner) | |
| Location | Bellingham, WA |
| Coordinates | 48°43′19.4″N 122°30′47.7″W / 48.722056°N 122.513250°W |
| Built | 1924 |
| Architect | William Hand, Jr. |
| NRHP reference No. | 82004248 |
| Added to NRHP | 29 April 1982 |
Zodiac is a two-masted schooner designed by William H. Hand, Jr. for Robert Wood Johnson and J. Seward Johnson, heirs to the Johnson & Johnson pharmaceuticals fortune. Hand intended to epitomize the best features of the American fishing schooner. The 160-foot-long (49 m) (sparred length; 127 feet (39 m) on deck), 145-ton vessel competed in transatlantic races. In 1931 the vessel was purchased by the San Francisco Bar Pilots Association, brought from the Atlantic, modified and placed in service as the pilot vessel California serving as such until retired in 1972.