Name/Title
Mare Island Ferry SteamerEntry/Object ID
1973.6.54Description
Photograph of O.&C. R.R. Ferry No. 2, a ferry steamer, crossing the Mare Island Straits bound for Mare Island. Back of photograph says: "Mare Islan-Vallejo Ferry Str. Vallejo crossing Mare Island Straits bound for Mare Is.c 1901. The steamers in the background were aquired during the Spanish-American War 1898 and converted to naval auxilliaries. / Characteristics / Length, Registered 123.0'; Breadth, Registered 31.5'; Depth, Registered 9.9'; Tonnage, Gross 424.82; Net 255.92; Built 1875 at East Portland, Ore. Construction-Iron hull, wooden superstructure. Crew 5. Builder ______; Owner - Mare Island Ferry Co. (John Maguire) Former Name O.&C. R.R. Ferry No. 2 / Former owner Oregon & Calif R.R.Co. / Machinery - Inclined sgl cyldr paddle engine, Dia [?] Cyldr 22" ; Stroke 60"; I.H.P 455 / Disposition-Withdrawn from service 1948. Hull laying on Saucalito flats 1970 / Note: Small steamer to right possibly U.S.S Unadilla a yard tug and tender. / Credit C.M. Loring Collection / Photo by Wm H. Topley / Enlargement by John Sardo"
PF Location: 152BCollection
PhotographsAcquisition
Accession
1973.6Source or Donor
Loring, Mrs. RuthAcquisition Method
GiftMade/Created
Date made
1986 - 1906Notes
Date: ca. 1901Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Print, PhotographicNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
Steam boats, Mare Island, Mare Island-Vallejo FerryCreate Date
May 24, 2013Update Date
February 4, 2023
