Golden Bear

500-foot Training Ship

Built in 1989

Originally commissioned as the USNS Maury, an oceanographic survey ship for the U.S. Navy. In 1984 she was transferred to the California Maritime Academy where she now serves as the Golden Bear III.

The California Maritime Academy's Ship Golden Bear
Photo: The California Maritime Academy’s Ship Golden Bear
Artship, Formerly Golden Bear
Artship, Formerly Golden Bear | Photographer: Michael Slater / BoatingSF
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