Bohemia

• Other Authors: Dyal, Donald H.
• Format: Still Image
• Language: English
• Published: Texas Tech University Libraries 2008
• Subjects: Ships; Merchant Ships; Morse; Pacific; Yankee; Alaska; morse
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2346/47389

This is a pitiful photograph of a ship that deserves some pity. Bohemia was one of the Houghton Brothers down easters that traded for its owners until 1897. Bohemia was then acquired by the Alaska Packers Association and Bohemia sailed north to Alaska Territory until sold again in 1925 to ship breakers. Rescued from the ship breakers by Cecil B de Mille, Bohemia became part of the so-called Hollywood fleet, a group of ships bought cheaply that were used in a variety of films. In 1927 alone, Bohemia starred in “Yankee Clipper” and also in the ”Wreck of the Hesperus,” and “The Blood Ship.” In 1931 this ship was blown up deliberately while filming “The Suicide Fleet.” Other ships that composed this “fleet” included Pacific Queen (ex Balclutha), Santa Clara, Indiana, Centennial, Llewelyn J. Morse, and Kaiulani. Ship Name:Bohemia; Sailed: 1875-1931; Type: Wood 3-masted; Built by: Bath, Maine by Houghton Brothers; Dimensions: 221.7' x 40.2' x 25.5'; Tonnage: 1633 tons.