 Artist sketch of ship on the Columbia River |
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| Career (United States of America) |
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|---|---|
| Builder: | James Briggs |
| Laid down: | 1773 1787 |
| Launched: | Norwell, Massachusetts Plymouth, Massachusetts |
| Decommissioned: | October 15, 1806 |
| Nickname: | Columbia |
| Fate: | salvaged |
| Notes: | First US ship to circumnavigate the globe |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | full rigged ship |
| Displacement: | 213 tons |
| Length: | 83 ft 6 in (25.45 m) |
| Beam: | 24 ft 2 in (7.37 m) |
| Draught: | 11 ft (3.4 m) |
| Propulsion: | sail - three-masted ship (foremast, mainmast, mizzenmast) |
| Complement: | 16-18 minimum and 30-31 maximum |
Columbia Rediviva (commonly known as the Columbia) was a privately owned ship under Captain Robert Gray, best known for going to the Pacific Northwest for the fur trade. The "Rediviva" (Latin "revived") was added to her name upon a rebuilding in 1787. Since Columbia was privately owned, she did not carry the prefix designation "USS".
The ship was built in 1773 by James Briggs at Hobart’s Landing on North River, in Norwell, Massachusetts and named Columbia.[1] In 1790 she became the first American ship to circumnavigate the globe. During the first part of this voyage she was accompanied by the Lady Washington which served as tender for the Columbia. In 1792 Captain Gray entered the Columbia River and named it after the ship.
The ship was decommissioned and salvaged in 1806. A replica of Lady Washington is located at Grays Harbor Historical Seaport in Aberdeen, Washington.[2]
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   | Columbia Rediviva - columbia, rediviva, robert, gray, barge, keelboat |
| | NASA: Space Shuttle Overview: Columbia - NASA - Space Shuttle Overview: Columbia (OV-102) |
| | Grays Harbor Historical Seaport - The Historical Seaport: Home |
| | Oregon History Project: Columbia in a Squall - Oregon History Project |
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