Benicia (barquentine)

Benicia was a barquentine built by Matthew Turner in Benicia, California in 1899. She was known for a fast passage from Newcastle, New South Wales to Kehei, Hawaii, of 35 days.^[2]

Barquentine Benicia
History
United States
Name	Benicia
Builder	Matthew Turner, Benicia, California
Launched	1899
Fate	Wrecked 10 October 1920
General characteristics
Class & type	Barquentine
Tons burthen	674 tons [1]

Benicia was wrecked on Lafolle Reef off Haiti on 10 October 1920.^[3]

Turner's influence on schooner Benicia

French Polynesia
Name	Benicia
Builder	Built in Tahiti by a shipwright who had worked for Matthew Turner
Notes	Arrived in San Francisco, 1941
General characteristics
Class & type	2-masted schooner[4]

At least two other sailing vessels also carried the name Benicia. Gibbs reports that Turner's influence on the South Seas schooner was still evident as late as 1941, when a two-masted schooner, Benicia, built in Tahiti by a shipwright who had worked in Turner's yard, arrived in San Francisco under the French flag.^[2][4]

1883 iron ship Benicia

An 899-ton iron ship named Benicia was launched in Oct. 1883, for Liverpool owners, by Whitehaven Iron Shipbuilding Co.^[5]

United Kingdom
Name	Benicia
Owner	Liverpool, England
Builder	Whitehaven Iron Shipbuilding Co.
Launched	Oct. 1883
General characteristics
Tons burthen	809 tons [5]