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Eureka is the home port to more than 100 fishing vessels (with an all-time high of over 400 in 1981) in two modern marinas which can berth approximately 400 boats within the city limits [44] and at least 50 more in nearby Fields Landing, which is part of Greater Eureka. Area catches historically include, among other species, salmon, tuna ...
Fisherman established several small fishing communities up and down the California coast selling fish in towns and cities from San Diego to Eureka. They built their own small fishing boats using the traditional "lateen" sail technology common in the Mediterranean on their fishing boats. [citation needed]
The Humboldt Bay Maritime Museum is located in Samoa, California, a small town across Humboldt Bay from Eureka.The focus of the museum is the preservation and interpretation of its collection of artifacts, photographs, library archives and materials which relate principally to the maritime history of California's North Coast.
"On the night of June 6, 1853, the clipper ship Carrier Pigeon ran aground 500 feet off shore of the central California coast. The area is now called Pigeon Point in her honor. The Carrier Pigeon was a state-of-the art, 19th Century clipper ship. She was 175 feet long with a narrow, 34 foot beam and rated at about 845 tons burden.
Fans of “The Sopranos” have a chance to own a piece of the show’s history. Tony Soprano’s boat, named “The Stugots,” is up for sale by United Yacht Sales in Stamford, Connecticut, for ...
A St. Louis-class protected cruiser that ran aground off Samoa, California in a naval fiasco during refloating attempts of USS H-3 ( United States Navy). The Milwaukee was a total loss. [ 3 ] [ 6 ] 40°48′44″N 124°11′54″W / 40.812300°N 124.198333°W / 40.812300; -124.198333 ( USS Milwaukee
C.A. Thayer is a schooner built in 1895 near Eureka, California. The schooner has been preserved and open to the public at the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park since 1963. She is one of the last survivors of the sailing schooners in the West coast lumber trade to San Francisco from Washington , Oregon , and Northern California .