"Most Beautiful
p. 42 · Read in the full issue
Schooner Ever"
The photo on this page is of t Doris Crane, which hasn’t be seen in the Pacific now since 19 when she was lost by fire north Honolulu while on a voyage fn Fanning Island. Our interest in 1: here is because, according to Ca tain Fred Klebingat, of Californ research associate of the San Fra cisco Maritime Museum, she v, “the most beautiful islands schoor ever built”, and thus we are hap to show her.
Captain Klebingat says she w of 351 tons and was built by W.
Stone and Son, of Oakland, Ca fornia, for Fanning Island Ltd., London, and was named after M Crane, the daughter of Mr. Wigl man, of Wightman Crane and Cor pany, who were agents for Fanni: Island Ltd., and previously for t Greig family.
Doris Crane left San Francis on her maiden voyage in Decembi 1920, and thus sailed the seas or six years before she was lost.
Captain Klebingat is the read who sent us the photo of the blac birder Tahiti, which we used < p. 76 of the December issue. On( 270 Gilbert Islanders died in her.
Capt. Klebingat mentioned passing that he hopes that somebo< in the GEIC who saw that pho might recall some of those blac] birding days and supply some info mation on a subject about whic he says, there has been litt written.