Information on the M/V Medea

I have just found out that Steam ship Medea is still afloat. It was owned by our family for a number of years and now based at the Maritime museum in San Diego. We were under the impression that it had sunk near the Bahamas after we had sold it ( never bothered to check Google until tonight ). We have numerous black and White photos and quite alot of history, but was wondering whether anyone had any colour photos taken recently, or since she arrived in SD, that they would like to share either on the forum (obviously subject to Yachtforums T & C's and copyright) or any copies they might share privately.

Thanks for the reply Dave, I saw their website and see that they had done a complete overhaul on her. Now I know she is still afloat I have every intention to fly over and see her, as and when I get the chance. I have alot of pictures of her, both afloat and when she went to the Appledore shipyard in Devon for maintaince.
I am going to contact the museum anyway, I thought they might like copies of the photos that I have, to put on display.
The only reason I started looking into this was because I found her original generator boxed in my garage, and was trying to find out more about it from the manafacture, to decide what to do with it.

Hi SY Medea Engineer,

Thanks for posting the picture of her, she looks great.

Amazing that you have worked all that time on her, How is she?

The family connection is that my Great Uncle bought her in 1945 -1946? and sold her in the mid 60's due to his failing health.

(I can't give you an exact dates at present, or an inventory of exactly what we have as I am currently abroad on business.)

However, off the top of my head, we have alot of photographs, her original genset? (in one of our garages) or at least I believe that what it is, judging by the info I got from the manafacturer and the dates they thought it might have made (tied in with when she was built), bills, paper work and quotes from the Appledore shipyard (Bideford, Devon), Marine Engineers surveys for refits, her invoices from when she was converted from coal to diesel. Also believe that one of her logs was found recently when his house was being restored.

It strange that you post now, a couple of months ago my Sister and brother in law were in LA and went down to San Diego to she her. Unfortunately due to time constraints they were on, and the person they dealt with couldn't help, so they left without getting to see her. They did manage to pick up the books on her, which I look forward to reading.

Thanks for posting,

Andy