An artwork featuring the American sailing ship Columbia Rediviva off Hawaii. As a privately owned ship she did not carry the prefix designation "USS". Under the command of John Kendrick, along with Captain Robert Gray, she is best known for going to the Pacific Northwest for the maritime fur trade. The Rediviva (Latin for "revived") was added to her name upon a rebuilding in 1787.
The ship was built in 1773 by James Briggs at Hobart’s Landing on North River, in Norwell, Massachusetts and named Columbia. In 1790 she became the first American ship to circumnavigate the globe. During the first part of this voyage she was accompanied by the Lady Washington which served as tender for the Columbia. In 1792 Captain Gray entered the Columbia River and named it after the ship.
The ship was decommissioned and salvaged in 1806.
Specifications
Displacement: 213 tons
Length: 83 ft 6 in (25.45 m)
Beam: 24 ft 2 in (7.37 m)
Draught: 11 ft (3.4 m)
Sail plan: three-masted ship (foremast, mainmast, mizzenmast)
Complement: 16-18 minimum and 30-31 maximum
Armament: 10 cannons, 2 heavy stern chaser guns, 4 heavy and 4 lighter broadside guns.
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