San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park

San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, San Francisco

The San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park is located in San Francisco. The park includes a fleet of historic vessels, a visitor center, a maritime museum, and a library/research facility.

 

Historic vessel fleet

The historic fleet of the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park is moored at the park's Hyde Street Pier. The fleet consists of the following major vessels:

* Balclutha, an 1886 built square rigged sailing ship.

* C.A. Thayer, an 1895 built schooner.

* Eureka, an 1890 built steam ferryboat.

* Alma, an 1891 built scow schooner.

* Hercules, a 1907 built steam tug.

* Eppleton Hall, a 1914 built paddlewheel tug.

 

Maritime Museum

The maritime museum was until recently housed in a Streamline Moderne (late Art Deco) building that is the centerpiece of the Aquatic Park Historic District, a National Historic Landmark at the foot of Polk Street and a minute's walk from the visitor center and Hyde Street Pier. The building was originally built (starting in 1936) by the WPA as a public bathhouse, and its interior is decorated with fantastic and colorful murals.