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2. King Philip (clipper) - Wikipedia

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   King Philip was a 19th-century clipper ship launched in 1856 and wrecked in 1878. The wreck of this ship is only rarely visible; very infrequently the timbers can be seen protruding from the sands of Ocean Beach, on the Pacific Ocean coast of San Francisco, California.

3. Maritime history of California - Wikipedia

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   The Farallon Islands off the mouth of San Francisco Bay were the graveyard of several ships, and the narrow, often fog-shrouded opening into San Francisco Bay was always a danger. Soon after the ship traffic built up, ship pilots who were knowledgeable of the bay were at work boarding incoming (and outgoing) ships and guiding the ships to a ...

4. San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park - Wikipedia

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   The City of San Francisco declared the four-story brick structure a historic landmark in 1974, and the building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. Inside, exhibits (including a first order Fresnel lighthouse lens and a shipwrecked boat) tell the story of San Francisco's colorful and diverse maritime heritage. The ...

5. Memnon (clipper) - Wikipedia

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   The Memnon was the first clipper ship to arrive in San Francisco after the Gold Rush, and the only clipper to arrive in San Francisco before 1850.Built in 1848, she made record passages to San Francisco and to China, and sailed in the first clipper race around Cape Horn.

6. Eureka (ferryboat) - Wikipedia

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   Ukiah, a wooden-hulled, double-ended ferryboat, was built in 1890 by the San Francisco and North Pacific Railroad Company at their Tiburon shipyard.She had a length at the waterline of 277 feet (84 m) (291 feet (89 m) overall), beam of 47 feet 7 inches (14.50 m)—78 feet (24 m) over guards—and hold depth of 15 feet (4.6 m). [4]

7. Niantic (whaling vessel) - Wikipedia

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   A portion of Niantic ' s hull and rudder, with several related artifacts, is in the San Francisco Maritime Museum. The display includes the ship's log kept by First Mate James Cleaveland, recording the arrival in San Francisco. A diorama shows the ship as she is believed to have appeared in 1850, converted to a storeship but not yet landlocked ...

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9. SS Malama - Wikipedia

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   [22] [23] The ship then proceeded to Mahukona where she loaded all available sugar and sailed back for San Francisco on July 8, arriving there on July 19 and successfully concluding her first trip under new ownership. [24] [25] Following this trip, Malama was put into local shipyard for refitting and overhaul as required by the terms of sale. [26]