Columbia Rediviva (commonly known asColumbia) was a privately owned Americanship under the command, first, ofJohn Kendrick, and laterCaptain Robert Gray, best known for being the first American vessel to circumnavigate the globe, and her expedition to thePacific Northwest for themaritime fur trade. "Rediviva" (Latin "revived") was added to her name upon a rebuilding in 1787. SinceColumbia was privately owned, she did not carry the prefix designation "USS".

Columbia heeling as she approaches a squall. Drawing by George Davidson in 1793, who served as the ship's artist.
History
United States
Name	Columbia
Owner	Joseph Barrell
Builder	James Briggs
Laid down	1773 1787
Launched	Norwell, Massachusetts Plymouth, Massachusetts
Decommissioned	October 15, 1806
Renamed	Columbia Rediviva
Nickname(s)	Columbia
Fate	Salvaged
Notes	First US ship to circumnavigate the globe
General characteristics
Class and type	Full-rigged ship
Tons burthen	213bm
Length	83 ft 6 in (25.45 m) on deck.
Beam	24 ft 2 in (7.37 m)
Draught	11 ft (3.4 m)
Propulsion	sail
Sail plan	three-masted ship (foremast, mainmast, mizzenmast)
Complement	16-18 minimum and 30-31 maximum
Armament	10 cannons, 2 heavy stern chaser guns, 4 heavy and 4 lighter broadside guns.

Early authorities claim the ship was built in 1773 by James Briggs at Hobart's Landing on North River, inNorwell, Massachusetts and namedColumbia.^[1]Later historians say she was built inPlymouth, Massachusetts in 1787.In 1790 she became the first American ship to circumnavigate the globe. During the first part of this voyage, she was accompanied byLady Washington, named forMartha Washington, which served astender forColumbia. In 1792, Captain Grayentered theColumbia River and named it after the ship. The river andits basin, in turn, lent its name tothe surrounding region, and subsequently tothe British colony andCanadian province located in part of this region.

The ship was decommissioned and salvaged in 1806. A replica ofLady Washington is homeported atGrays Harbor Historical Seaport inAberdeen, Washington.^[2]

• Simeon Woodruff, under the command of Kendrick, served as first mate from September to November 1787. A former gunner's mate during the final voyage of Captain James Cook, R.N., was the only man in the entire Columbia Expedition leaving Boston on the first voyage to have been to the Pacific.^[3]
• Joseph Ingraham, first mate under the command of Kendrick. In 1790 he was captain ofHope, which competed withColumbia in the fur trade.^[4]
• Robert Haswell, first mate under the command of Gray in 1791–93 during the second voyage to the Pacific Northwest.^[3]
• John Kendrick Jr, served as an officer under the command of his father, John Kendrick, during the first voyage. In 1789 at Nootka Sound left to join theSpanish Navy.^[5][6][7]
• John Boit was fifth officer ofColumbia on its second voyage from 1790-1793; he was fifteen years old on the day of its departure. His log of the expedition is the only complete account of the second voyage ofColumbia, and only one of two written accounts of the first European Americans to locate what they would call the Columbia River on May 12, 1792.^[8]

• In 1958, a full-scale replica of the ship opened as an attraction, named "Sailing ShipColumbia", inFrontierland atDisneyland, and the three-masted vessel continues to ply theRivers of America there most days of the year. Contained within the hull is "Below Decks", which is an exhibit of nautical artifacts from the 18th Century that passengers can visit while on board. The ship was designed byWalt Disney Imagineering with direction from AdmiralJoe Fowler and marine expert Ray Wallace.^[9]
• In July 1969, the name was used for theApollo 11Command ModuleColumbia, the mission which landed humans on the Moon for the first time.
• In 1981, the name was re-used for theSpace ShuttleColumbia byNASA.^[10]

• Log of theColumbia, 1790–1792.Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society, Third Series, Vol. 53, (Oct., 1919 - Jun., 1920).
• Nokes, J. Richard (1991).Columbia's River. Washington State Historical Society. pp. 79–83.ISBN 0-917048-68-7.

• Columbia Rediviva
• Hit and Run History: The Columbia Expedition