Object Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
STATE OF CALIFORNIA Protractor |
Object Name |
Protractor |
Catalog Number |
PS179.1 |
Date |
1913 |
Description |
Wooden protractor made from wood from the bridge of the SS STATE OF CALIFORNIA. Carved inscription states "SOUVENIR OF THE S.S. STATE OF CALIFORNIA / WHICH SANK / AUGUST 17, 1913 / IN / GAMBIER BAY / ALASKA". Carved by donor at age 15 in 1913. The STATE OF CALIFORNIA was built in 1878. While sailing to Alaska the ship hit a submerged pinnacle of rock and sank. |
Vessel Name |
STATE OF CALIFORNIA |
Propulsion |
Steamship |
Material |
Wood |
Source |
Sthay, D. L. |
Search Terms |
Alaska Pacific Coast Steamship Company STATE OF CALIFORNIA Steamship Wreckage |