Came across the movie while doing research on a ship called The Gracie S; and later renamed The Wanderer. I enjoyed the movie, and it has special meaning for me as I have been on the ship! The "Gracie S" was the ship used in the movie. She was built for the San Francisco Bar Pilots at the Union Iron Works in San Francisco and delivered to the Pilots in 1893. She was named after the daughter of John D. Spreckels, the Sugar and Shipping magnate. My Great Grandfather, John E. McCulloch, was the Pilot for the Gracie S for over 30 years. My Great Grandfather was also a business associate of Mr. Spreckels dating back to the late 1800 when my Great Grandfather was a Clipper Ship Captain, plying trade between Australia (Eucalyptus Trees), Hawaii (Sugar) and California (Citrus). In Feb of 1960, she was owned by Actor Sterling Hayden (sp?) and had been renamed "The Wanderer" and made a Port Call in San Francisco (Oakland?). I remember going with my Grandparents (Robert E. And Babs McCulloch), along with my mother, and several cousins, to tour the ship. The original Oil painting of the ship, painted by William A. Coulter, a famous marine artist, hung in my Grandparents living Room in Palo Alto until sometime in the late 60's when it was placed on loan with the San Francisco Bar Pilots Association at the Maritime Museum in Oakland, CA. It was extremely gratifying to see footage of the "Gracie S" aka "The Wanderer" underway.
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