Photos of Big Boat San Francisco Bay (5)
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#603 — A scenic picture taken of a the Balclutha boat on a blue sky sunny day located in the San Francisco, California bay. In the background you can see Coit Tower sitting on Telegraph Hill. The overall length of The Balclutha is 301 feet, length of deck is 256.5 feet, the beam is 38.6 feet, the depth is 22.7 feet, the gross tonnage is 1689, and the height of teh mainmast is 145 feet. On January 15, 1887, with a twenty-six-man crew, Balclutha sailed under British registry from Cardiff, Wales, on her maiden voyage towards San Francisco. The ship entered the San Francisco Golden Gate after 140 days at sea, unloaded cargo of 2,650 tons of coal, and took on sacks of California wheat. Besides sailing to San Francisco, in 1899 The Balclutha for three years sailed north to the Puget Sound, Washington and then across Austrailia.
Balclutha Boat
#341 — A scenic picture taken of a The Balclutha beautiful boat located in the San Francisco bay. This was taken on a cloudy day in the bay. The overall length of The Balclutha is 301 feet, length of deck is 256.5 feet, the beam is 38.6 feet, the depth is 22.7 feet, the gross tonnage is 1689, and the height of teh mainmast is 145 feet.
In 1954 the San Francisco Maritime Museum purchased Pacific Queen (The Balclutha was renamed this when Frank Kissinger purchased it in 1933) for $25,000. Assisted by donations of cash, materials and labor from the local community, the Museum restored the vessel and returned her original name. The ship was transferred to the National Park Service in 1978, and Balclutha was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1985.
Balclutha Boat in San Francisco Bay
#802 — A scenic picture taken of a huge cruise ship located at the shore in the San Francisco Bay in California. In this picture you can also see many sailboats floating in the bay on this cloudy day.
Cruise Ship in San Francisco Bay
#1449 — A scenic picture taken of the big Balclutha boat located in the San Francisco bay of California. A cruise ship can be seen in the background. On January 15, 1887, with a twenty-six-man crew, Balclutha sailed under British registry from Cardiff, Wales, on her maiden voyage towards San Francisco. The ship entered the San Francisco Golden Gate after 140 days at sea, unloaded cargo of 2,650 tons of coal, and took on sacks of California wheat.
San Francisco Balclutha Boat
