Swift of Ipswich
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{{Infobox ship image | Ship image = Swift of Ipswich 2002.jpg | Ship caption = Swift of Ipswich in 2002 }} {{Infobox ship career | Hide header = | Ship country = | Ship flag = | Ship name = Swift of Ipswich | Ship owner = James Cagney | Ship ordered = | Ship builder = W.A. Robinson Inc. | Ship original cost = | Ship laid down = 1938 | Ship launched = 1939{{cite news | author = Robert's Models | title = Swift 2 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20020826132001/https://roberts-model-ships-and-boats.com/swift2a.htm | url = https://roberts-model-ships-and-boats.com/swift2a.htm | archive-date = 2002-08-26 | accessdate = 2022-06-19}} | Ship acquired = 1940{{cite news | author = Tall-Ship Fan | title = Swift of Ipswich | url = http://www.tallship-fan.de/cgi-bin/tallship_e.pl?ACTION=DISPLAY&SCHIFFSID=1348 | accessdate = 2022-06-19}} | Ship commissioned = | Ship decommissioned = | Ship in service = | Ship out of service = | Ship renamed = | Ship struck = | Ship reinstated = | Ship honours = | Ship captured = | Ship fate = | Ship status = Yacht | Ship notes = Designer, Howard I. Chapelle{{cite news | title = Swift Info Page | url = http://tollway.com/swift/info.htm | accessdate = 2010-02-18}} }} {{Infobox ship career | Hide header =title | Ship country = | Ship flag = | Ship name = | Ship owner = Swift Associates Ltd. | Ship ordered = | Ship builder = | Ship original cost = | Ship laid down = | Ship launched = | Ship acquired = 1963 | Ship commissioned = | Ship decommissioned = | Ship in service = | Ship out of service = | Ship renamed = | Ship struck = | Ship reinstated = | Ship honours = | Ship captured = | Ship fate = | Ship status = | Ship notes = }} {{Infobox ship career | Hide header =title | Ship country = | Ship flag = | Ship name = | Ship owner = Los Angeles Maritime Institute | Ship ordered = | Ship builder = | Ship original cost = | Ship laid down = | Ship launched = | Ship acquired = 1991 | Ship commissioned = | Ship decommissioned = | Ship in service = | Ship out of service = | Ship renamed = | Ship struck = | Ship reinstated = | Ship honours = | Ship captured = | Ship fate = | Ship status = School ship | Ship notes = }} {{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header = | Header caption = | Ship type = Topsail Schooner | Ship length = 70 feet | Ship beam = 18.2 feet | Ship draught = | Ship draft = 9 feet | Ship hold depth = | Ship propulsion = 165 h.p. General Motors Diesel | Ship sail plan = | Ship complement = | Ship armament = | Ship notes = }} |
Swift of Ipswich is a topsail schooner owned and operated by the Los Angeles Maritime Institute's TopSail Youth Program{{cite news|author=Los Angeles Maritime Institute |title=TopSail Youth Program |url=http://lamitopsail.org/LAMI/topsail.html |accessdate=2010-02-18 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090909122955/http://www.lamitopsail.org/LAMI/topsail.html |archivedate=September 9, 2009 }} as a sail training vessel for at-risk youth.[https://lamitopsail.org/our-ships/ "Our Ships"], Los Angeles Maritime Institute, Retrieved on 2022-06-19.
History
Originally built in Ipswich, Massachusetts as a private yacht, Swift of Ipswich is a reduced-scale replica of Swift, an American privateer from the Revolutionary War which was captured by the Royal Navy, transported to Britain, and deconstructed. The drawings produced from the original Swift have been used as the basis for several tall ship designs, mostly due to their completeness in an era which produced few detailed drawings (most ship designs having been scale models which have not survived intact). Soon after completion, Swift of Ipswich was sold to actor James Cagney and transported to Newport Beach, where she served as his private yacht and appeared in numerous Hollywood films.
After being sold by Cagney in 1958, the Swift was used for various purposes, such as harbor tours, before being acquired by the Los Angeles Maritime Institute in 1991.
Swift of Ipswich participated in the Clash of the Tall Ships II in Long Beach Harbor in January, 1998.{{cite news
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| archivedate=16 July 2011
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Reconstruction
After the delivery of the twin brigantines Irving Johnson and Exy Johnson, Swift went into semi-retirement while fundraising proceeded to begin an extensive rebuilding, necessary after over 65 years of wear, tear, and exposure to salt water. Currently, work has begun on the reconstruction, although no firm completion date has been given.
Extensive electrical and mechanical work has been completed. The main engine was started and approved for operation by John Deere technicians today 4/3/2024.
Sea trials are being scheduled for the second week of April.
References
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External links
- [http://tollway.com/swift/ The Swift of Ipswich]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090909122955/http://www.lamitopsail.org/LAMI/topsail.html TopSail Youth Program]
- [http://lamitopsail.org/ The Los Angeles Maritime Institute]
- [http://www.lamaritimemuseum.org/ The Los Angeles Maritime Museum]
- [https://tallshipsamerica.org/ Tall Ships America]
Category:Museum ships in California
Category:Tall ships of the United States
Category:Schooners of the United States
Category:Training ships of the United States