| Career (French Polynesia) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Papeete |
| Owner: | Built for Tahitian owners |
| Builder: | Matthew Turner, Benicia, California |
| Launched: | 1891 |
| Status: | Still afloat in 1929 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | 2-masted schooner |
| Tons burthen: | 127 tons [1] |
The Papeete was a schooner built in 1891 by Matthew Turner, a San Francisco Bay Area shipbuilder who had extensive business interests in Tahiti. The ship was known for a fast passage from San Francisco to Tahiti of 17 days.[2]
She was built to serve in the packet trade, as was the similarly named barquentine City of Papeete.[3]
Schooner Papeete was still afloat in 1929.[1]