Galilee’s reputation was built on beauty as well as speed. Her bold name on the transom did they see.
As summarized in Mordecai ben-Herschel’s “The Ballad of the Galilee:” Galilee set two records on her maiden voyage, 19 days from San Francisco to Tahiti and 22 ½ days on return, a straight windward haul. Not simply cargo carriers, they were also designed for passengers and light freight such as mail and perishable fruits. Besides Galilee the line included Tropic Bird and City of Papeete. Galilee was the last built of the three speedy packets of Matthew Turner’s Tahiti Packet Line, which sailed from San Francisco to Papeete between 1891-1896.
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