Name/Title
Print, PhotographicEntry/Object ID
2008.040.0003Description
Color photograph in black frame: USS Benicia PG-96 in the Carquinez Strait off the Benicia shoreline during a visit from May 1st through 3rd, 1970; Martinez can be seen in the background so likely location is near the old ferry terminal at the end of East Fifth Street;
a brass plate is attached to the front of the glass below the ship's photo. It reads: U.S.S. Benicia (PG 96) Keel laid 14 Jan 1969 - Launched 20 Dec 1969 Commissioned 25 Apr 1970 Visits City of Benicia, Calif. 1,2,3 May 1970. The ship was leased to South Korea from 1971-1991. In 1996 the ship was scrapped.Collection
Benicia Historical Museum Collection