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Columbia Rediviva
The name of the vessel means 'Returning Dove' which might be a reference to her being an older ship that was refitted. She was "212 8/94 tons, 83'6" long and 24'2" beam" (Howay vi). Though she was less than half the size of the average clipper ship of later generations, by American merchant standards she was a well-equipped vessel. She has been drawn as having three masts, the mizzen being significantly smaller.
According to the National Archives, Columbia was built in 1787, but maritime tradition puts her date as 1773. Ships were scarce in the 1790s, and Columbia happened to be available and suitable. She was constructed in an older style with a wide hull and would have seemed large and clumsy beside the sleekly built Lady. She was of the awkward size that was slower and less maneuverable than the sloop, while not being large enough to be of much use.
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 Columbia Rediviva by George Davidson from the Oregon Historical Society OrHi 984
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