Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Irving Johnson"

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Irving Johnson, Thad Koza (http://www.tallshipsinternational.net/), Dana Point , 09/2004

Source, location, date:
Thad Koza (http://www.tallshipsinternational.net/),
Dana Point,
09/2004

Technical data of the sailing ship:

Name:Irving Johnson
Registered port:Los Angeles
Nation:USA
Type of rigging:BRIGANTINE
Year built:2003
Yard:Los Angeles Maritime Museum, John Gibson Park, San Pedro
Overall length:33.80 m
Length (hull):27.40 m
Breadth:6.60 m
Draught:3.35 m
Sail area:422 m2
Ship's hull:Holz / Wood
Power:315 PS
Engine:Caterpillar V8 Diesel

Portrait of the sailing ship:

Last update: 06 Apr 2005

  • constructed at the Los Angeles Maritime Museum in John Gibson Park, San Pedro, carried out by professional shipwrights together with trained volunteers, completed in 2003.
  • brigantine design bases on one from the 1930s, adapted to meet Coast Guard and Los Angeles Maritime Institute program requirements.
  • project was funded by private donations, corporate sponsorships, and foundation grants.
  • sister ships are named "Irving Johnson" and "Exy Johnson" in honour of the Johnsons and their life-long commitments to character-building sail training.
  • run aground next to the Channel Islands Harbor in Oxnard, California, in March 2005, she was on a 1-week training trip through the Californian Channel Islands, reason probably was strong flow an a new sandbank caused by a storm, proportional minor damages, towed to free waters after 3 days.

Literature for further reading:

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American Sail Training Association (ASTA)
"Sail Tall Ships! A Directory of Sail Training and Adventure at Sea"
2000 ISBN: 0-9636483-5-7
(12th Edition)
Page: 148 Source with history Source with technical data Quelle with contact

American Sail Training Association (ASTA)
"Sail Tall Ships! A Directory of Sail Training and Adventure at Sea"
2007 ISBN: 978-0-9799878-0-9
(17th Edition)
Page: 177 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data Quelle with contact