Hassler (vessel)
_(cropped).jpg){kind=spacer} Hassler circa 1897
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USCSS Hassler |
| Namesake | Ferdinand Rudolph Hassler |
| Operator | United States Coast Survey |
| Ordered | 1870 |
| Builder | Dialogue & Company, River Iron Works, Camden, New Jersey |
| Cost | $62,000 |
| Commissioned | 1871 |
| Decommissioned | 25 May 1895 |
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| General characteristics | |
| Type | Survey ship |
| Length | 151 ft (46 m) |
| Beam | 24 ft 6 in (7.47 m) |
| Depth of hold | 10 ft (3.0 m) |
| Propulsion | 1 × 125 hp (93 kW) steeple compound engine |
| Sail plan | 3-masted schooner |
The
Ship history
Plans for a new ship to chart the waters of
In 1871-1872 the ship sailed on the Hassler Expedition, under Commander
The steamer left
After nearly 25 years in service, mostly around the Alaskan coast, the Hassler was finally decommissioned on May 25, 1895. In August 1897 she was sold to the McGuire Brothers for $15,700, and renamed Clara Nevada. She sailed from Seattle on January 26, 1898, with a crew of 40 men, bound for Skagway, Alaska with 165 passengers heading for the Klondike gold fields. Late on February 5, 1898, the Clara Nevada left Skagway with between 25 and 40 passengers aboard. During the night she struck an uncharted rock several hundred yards north of Eldred Rock and sank immediately. There were no survivors.[2]
References
- ^ "2007 Hassler Expedition - An Innovative Ship". sanctuaries.noaa.gov. 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ^ "2007 Hassler Expedition - Hassler/Clara Nevada's last days". sanctuaries.noaa.gov. 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.)
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External links
Media related to Hassler (ship, 1871) at Wikimedia Commons
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