SS CALIFORNIA STEAM SAILING SHIP SIZE 23” APPROX

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SS CALIFORNIA. STEAM / SAILING SHIP 23” LONG. LOTS OF PICTURES ASK IF NEEDED.
SS
California
was one of the first
steamships
to steam in the Pacific Ocean and the first steamship to travel from Central America to North America. She was built for the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company
which was founded April 18, 1848 as a joint stock company in the
State of New York
by a group of New York City merchants:
William H. Aspinwall
, Edwin Bartlett, Henry Chauncey, Mr. Alsop, G.G. Howland and S.S. Howland. She was the first of three steamboats specified in a government mail contract to provide mail, passenger, and freight service from
Panama
to and from
San Francisco
and
Oregon
.
California
was 203 feet (62 m) in length, 33.5 feet (10.2 m) in beam, 20 feet (6.1 m) in depth, drew 14 feet (4.3 m) of water and had a capacity rating of 1,057 gross tons. She had two decks, three masts and a round stern, with a normal capacity of about 210 passengers. On January 4, 1848,
California
'
s keel was laid down at New York, and launched May 19, 1848. She cost 0,082 to build
PERFECT REPLICA. WELL DETAILED. WELL CRAFTED. A COLLECTORS ITEM. NOT A TOY   EACH MODEL IS ATTACHED VIA BRASS PEDESTALS TO A WOODEN BASE AND ENCLOSED IN AN ACRYLIC CLEAR COVER. HAS SPECS PLAQUE ATTACHED TO THE BASE. THEY ARE READY FOR A DEN - OFFICE OR MAN CAVE. GREAT ADDITION TO ANY COLLECTION.
ALL MODELS WERE DISPLAYS IN OUR SHOWROOM. THEY MAY SHOW AGE BUT ARE NEW UNLESS SPECIFIED.  STORED FOR YEARS.SHIPPING IS FREE IN THE LOWER 48 STATES.  OTHER PLACES AND INTERNATIONAL COUNTRIES ASK FOR A QUOTE  MRE MINIATURES. MIAMI, FLORIDA
NOTE: THIS MODEL IS BRAND NEW.  WAS A DISPLAY IN OUR SHOWROOM. FINAL SALE, NO RETURNS. WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET.
FINAL SALE
NO CREDITS
NO REFUNDS
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