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  2. Steamboats of California - Wikipedia

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    Steamboats operated in California on San Francisco Bay and the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta, and Sacramento River as early as November 1847, when the Sitka built by William A. Leidesdorff briefly ran on San Francisco Bay and up the Sacramento River to New Helvetia. After the first discovery of gold in California the first shipping on ...

  3. Oakland Seaport - Wikipedia

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    [10] [11] Prior to the March 2012 arrival of the MSC Fabiola, the largest container ship ever to enter the San Francisco Bay, the Port of Oakland prepared by checking channel depth and dredging as needed. The ship arrived with less than its full draft of 50 feet 10 inches (15.5 m) because it held only three-quarters of a load. [12]

  4. SS California (1848) - Wikipedia

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    SS California was one of the first steamships to steam in the Pacific Ocean and the first steamship to travel from Central America to North America. She was built for the Pacific Mail Steamship Company which was founded on April 18, 1848, as a joint stock company in the State of New York by a group of New York City merchants: William H. Aspinwall, Edwin Bartlett, Henry Chauncey, Mr. Alsop, G.G ...

  5. San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park - Wikipedia

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    The San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park is located in San Francisco, California, United States. The park includes a fleet of historic vessels, a visitor center, a maritime museum, and a library/research facility. Formerly referred to as the San Francisco Maritime Museum, the collections were acquired by the National Park Service in ...

  6. List of shipwrecks of California - Wikipedia

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    Clipper ship. The ship was headed for San Francisco and in heavy fog struck rocks off of the point, since then renamed Franklin Point. The ship was destroyed, killing the Captain and eleven men. The point is located in Ano Nuevo State Reserve. The seamen were buried there; the officers in San Francisco. Point Arena: 1913 A steam schooner.

  7. California Steam Navigation Company - Wikipedia

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    Sophie McLean: The ship was built for the company's San Francisco - San Jose route. She was launched on January 18, 1859. [120] The vessel blew up at the dock while getting up steam in October 1865. [121] Surprise: She was built in San Francisco and had her sea trial on April 2, 1855. She ran in competition to the company, but by November 1855 ...

  8. The Only Coffee You Should Be Buying at Costco - AOL

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    San Francisco Bay Coffee - Organic Rainforest Blend. Price: $40 (3.5 pounds) from Costco.com. ... Coast Guard rescues 3 people abandoning ship 150 miles off North Carolina coast. Advertisement ...

  9. Rosie the Riveter World War II Home Front National Historical ...

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    Rosie the Riveter World War II Home Front National Historical Park is a United States national historical park located in Richmond, California, near San Francisco.The park preserves and interprets the legacy of the United States home front during World War II, including the Kaiser Richmond Shipyards, the Victory ship SS Red Oak Victory, a tank factory, housing developments and other facilities ...