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Sierra Nevada (ferry)

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In 1980, the U.S. Corps of Engineers documented the shipwreck and found the ship's propulsion system eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. The ship was then destroyed by dredging, and the propulsion system sold for scrap.
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from 1939 through 1940. In 1942, the ferry was requisitioned by the federal government to carry shipyard workers from San Francisco to
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when Western Pacific began using Southern Pacific's Oakland ferry facilities in May, 1933. Southern Pacific renamed the ferry
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purchased the ferry in 1947 and rebuilt it to carry automobiles between
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until that route was discontinued in 1939. The ferry was leased to the
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Proceedings of the Society for California Archaeology 4: 205-211
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was a steel-hulled steam-powered passenger ferry operated on
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and placed it in commuter service between San Francisco and
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opened on 1 September 1956. The ferry was then towed to
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single screw powered by two 2-cyl compound steam engines
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Index

Western Pacific Railroad
Southern Pacific-Golden Gate Ferries Ltd
War Shipping Administration
Richmond-San Rafael Ferry Company
Western Pacific Railroad
Southern Pacific-Golden Gate Ferries Ltd
Key System
Richmond-San Rafael Ferry Company
USA
San Francisco Bay
Western Pacific Railroad
San Francisco
Oakland, California
Southern Pacific Transportation Company
Alameda, California
Key System
Golden Gate International Exposition
Treasure Island
Richmond Yard 1
World War II
Richmond-San Rafael Ferry Company
Richmond
San Rafael
Richmond–San Rafael Bridge
San Pedro, Los Angeles
ISBN
0-916374-27-0
"San Francisco Bay Ferryboats - Yesterday"
"Evaluation of the Steam Propulsion System of the Wrecked Ferry Boat Sierra Nevada"

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