Ajax (1864 ship)
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Ajax was a wooden, propeller-driven steamship built in 1864. She provided logistical support to the Union Army on the Atlantic coast during the American Civil War. After the war she was sent to San Francisco where she provided freight and passenger services between that city and other ports on the Pacific coast. She provided the first scheduled steamship service between the United States and Hawaii.
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Ajax at the Greenwich Street Wharf in San Francisco | |
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Name | Ajax |
Builder | C. & R. Poillon Shipyard (New York, NY) |
Launched | October 6, 1864 |
Identification | Signal Letters H.T.C.Q. |
General characteristics | |
Tons burthen | 1,354 |
Length | 235 ft 5 in (71.76 m) |
Beam | 35 ft (11 m) |
Draft | 15 ft (4.6 m) |
Depth of hold | 25 ft (7.6 m) |
Decks | 3 |
Installed power | 400 HP steam engine |
Propulsion | Single propeller, 13' 6" in diameter |
Sail plan | Brigantine |
Speed | 12 knots |
Capacity | 200 first class passengers, several hundred steerage passengers, 2000 tons of freight |
Armament | 24 pound Parrott rifle |
Notes | Official number 1210 |
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