#eppleton hall

a note that all of these are just taken on an iphone, and i'm not a great photographer. don't come here for quality photos xoxo.

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San Francisco Maritime, Hyde Street Pier. June 8, 2022.

The C.A. Thayer is a three-masted West Coast lumber schooner built near Eureka, CA in 1895. She hauled lumber up and down the West Coast of the Americas until 1912 when she was brought into the Alaska fisheries trade, hauling salt, salmon, and supplies into the Bering Sea until 1930. C.A. Thayer was laid up and out of use during the Great Depression, and was briefly used as an ammunition barge during the Second World War. After a brief return to the codfishing trade, the Thayer was purchased in 1957 by the state of California, restored, and brought to San Francisco. [Source]

The Eureka is a paddlewheel steamboat built in 1890 for the San Francisco and North Pacific Railway. She originally hauled freight cars across the Bay under the name Ukiah, and was converted to a passenger and car ferry and renamed Eureka in 1923. The ferry lines that Eureka ran dwindled in passengers following construction of the Golden Gate and Bay Bridges, and by the 1950s ferry service was extremely limited. Eureka was removed from service in 1957 after a mechanical breakage. [Source]

The Balclutha is a full-rigged, steel hulled ship built in 1886 near Glasgow, Scotland. Her maiden voyage took her around Cape Horn and to San Francisco for a cargo of California wheat. Balclutha remained in the grain trade until 1899, when she began transporting lumber from the Puget Sound to Australia. Balclutha was purchased by the Alaska Packers Association in 1902, rechristened Star of Alaska, and began transporting supplies and workers from San Francisco to Alaska. She was purchased in 1930 and starred in Mutiny on the Bounty as well as traveling the West Coast as an attraction "pirate ship." Balclutha was purchased by the San Francisco Maritime Museum in 1954, and restored. [Source]

The Hercules is a ocean-going steam tugboat built in 1907. She hauled sailing ships up through contrary winds to more northern ports, including at one point hauling the C.A. Thayer to Port Townsend, WA. On her return trips, Hercules would usually haul large rafts of lumber down from the Pacific Northwest to be milled in Southern California. She was eventually purchased by the Western Pacific Railroad to be used as a bay tug, retiring in 1962. Hercules languished unused until she was purchased by San Francisco Maritime in 1975. [Source]

The Eppleton Hall is a steam-powered sidewheeler tug built in 1914 in England. She was originally used to tug ocean-going coal vessels to and from Newcastle, UK, on the River Tyne. She is the last remaining example of a Tyne paddle tug. She operated on the Wear and Tyne rivers in England for her entire career. The Eppleton Hall was sold for scrap in 1967, but restored in 1969 to steam to San Francisco via the Panama Canal. In 1979, she was donated to the National Parks Service. [Source]

Above photo is from Kevin Blair unknown date

The Eppleton hall was built in 1914 by the Hepple and company in south shields England for the Lambton and Hetton collieries Ltd. the Eppleton hall was named the Lambton family's ancestral home. she was built to tow ocean going colliers (vessels that carry coal) for wharf to sea on the River Tyne and to tow new ships out to sea. with a speed of 10 knots (19km/h or 12mph), her engines could function independently to help with maneuverability has she came in at 30.6 m (100.5 ft) in length.

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National Maritime Day is observed annually in the United States on May 22. Created to recognize the maritime industry National Maritime Day also honors America’s Merchant Marines for their contributions and sacrifices for our country.  Special acknowledgment is given to ships and seafarers that have held a prominent place in our nation’s history. As one of the oldest industries, it has time-honored traditions and a rich and full history. Celebrations and ceremonies around the country will recognize the people our maritime nation depends on. Each year the Department of Transporation holds a national ceremony in Washinton D.C. There is a national ceremony in Washington D.C. at the Department of Transportation headquarters. 

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The San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park is located in San Francisco. The park includes a fleet of historic vessels, a visitor center, a maritime museum, and a library/research facility. The park is sometimes referred to as the San Francisco Maritime Museum, its former 1951 name that changed in 1978 when the collections were acquired by the National Park Service. Today's San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park was authorized in 1988; the maritime museum is among the park's many cultural resources. The park also incorporates the Aquatic Park Historic District, bounded by Van Ness Avenue, Polk Street, and Hyde Street. The historic fleet of the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park is moored at the park's Hyde Street Pier. The fleet consists of the following major vessels: • Balclutha, an 1886 built square rigged sailing ship. • C.A. Thayer, an 1895 built schooner. • Eureka, an 1890 built steam ferryboat. • Alma, an 1891 built scow schooner. • Hercules, a 1907 built steam tug. • Eppleton Hall, a 1914 built paddlewheel tug.