San Francisco-Oakland Terminal Railways ferry steamer "Yerba Buena." Built at Alameda, Calif. in 1903. Double-ended wooden hull 175.4 ft. ...

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BANC PIC 1905.17500.50:487--ALB

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Full title: San Francisco-Oakland Terminal Railways ferry steamer "Yerba Buena." Built at Alameda, Calif. in 1903. Double-ended wooden hull 175.4 ft. long; 38 ft. beam; 17 ft. depth. 1,115 Gross Tons; 758 Net Tons. Was powered by 1200 I.H.P. Triple-Expansion engine, 18 x 27 x 42 in. dia. of cylinders by 28 in. stroke. Two B & W Water-Tube boilers carrying 200 pounds steam pressure. Length of drum 10.1 ft. This was one of the two original ferry boats built by the Key Route and made the first run from the Key Route Pier. The boat is now owned by the Southern Pacific Golden Gate Ferries, Inc.

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