Eureka (ferryboat)
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Eureka is a side-wheel paddle steamboat, built in 1890, which is now preserved at the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park in San Francisco, California. Originally named Ukiah to commemorate the railway's recent extension into the City of Ukiah, the boat was built by the San Francisco and North Pacific Railroad Company at their Tiburon yard. Eureka has been designated a National Historic Landmark and was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on April 24, 1973.[2]
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Eureka docked at Hyde Street Pier, 2012 | |
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United States | |
Name |
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Builder | San Francisco and North Pacific Railroad, Tiburon, California |
In service | 1890–1958 |
Refit | 1920–22 |
Status | Museum ship |
General characteristics [1] | |
Type | Steamboat |
Tonnage | 2,420 GT |
Length | 299 ft 6 in (91.29 m) LOA |
Beam | 78 ft (24 m) |
Draft | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Propulsion | 1 × 1,500 hp (1,119 kW) walking beam engine |
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Crew | 16 |
Eureka (double-ended ferry) | |
Location | San Francisco, California |
Coordinates | 37°48′35″N 122°25′18″W |
Built | 1890 |
NRHP reference No. | 73000229[2] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | April 24, 1973 |
Designated NHL | February 4, 1985[3] |
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