Berkeley (Ferryboat)- San Diego, California - Wikipedia Entries on Waymarking.com

This ferryboat is a Registered California State Landmark. It was one of the first steam powered ferryboats and at the time of it's launching, it was the largest with a 1700 passenger capacity.

The landmark plaque tells more of the story:

The marker reads as follows:

"FERRYBOAT BERKELEY

THE STEAM FERRYBOAT 'BERKELEY' WAS THE FIRST SUCCESSFUL WEST
COAST-BUILT FERRY TO BE DRIVEN BY A SCREW PROPELLER
AS OPPOSED TO SIDE-WHEELS. BUILT BY THE FAMOUS UNION IRON WORKS
OF SAN FRANCISCO IN 1898. THE FERRY OPERATED UNTIL 1958 AS PART OF
THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY FERRY SYSTEM. THE 'BERKELEY' IS THE OLDEST
STEEL-HULLED FERRY ON THE WEST COAST AND THE EARLIEST DOUBLE-ENDED
FERRYBOAT TO SURVIVE WITH HER ORIGINAL FABRIC INTACT.
AFTER THE 1906 SAN FRANCISCO EARTHQUAKE, THE 'BERKELEY' ASSISTED IN
EVACUATING REFUGEES TO OAKLAND.

CALIFORNIA REGISTERED HISTORICAL LANDMARK NO.1031

PLAQUE PLACED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION IN
COOPERATION WITH THE MARITIME MUSEUM ASSOCIATION OF SAN DIEGO
AND THE ANCIENT AND HONORABLE ORDER OF E CLAMPUS VITUS, SQUIBOB
CHAPTER JULY 9, 2000."

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