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Description:
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The CAPITOLA was built in 1905 by Craig Ship Building Co. at Toledo, OH U.S. The Capitola is a steel hulled steam yacht with a length of 137 feet, and a width of 19 feet. It displaces 123 tons, and has a load capacity of 83 tons. The vessel was removed from service with the following notation: Stranded at Laguna Madre, seventy miles south of Brownsville, TX, on December 26, 1948, then burned to a total loss. The photograph shows the Capitola under way on the Great Lakes. More information about this vessel is available at the HCGL Website |