SS Catalina
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SS Catalina, also known as The Great White Steamer, was a 301-foot steamship built in 1924 that provided passenger service on the 26-mile passage between Los Angeles and Santa Catalina Island from 1924 to 1975. According to the Steamship Historical Society of America, Catalina has carried more passengers than any other vessel anywhere. From August 25, 1942, until April 22, 1946, the ship served as the Army troop ferry U.S. Army FS-99 at the San Francisco Port of Embarkation transporting more than 800,000 troops and other military personnel between embarkation camps and the departure piers. After a period of service as a floating discothèque, the ship ran aground on a sandbar in Ensenada Harbor in 1997 and partially sank on the spot. It was scrapped in 2009.[4]
Catalina about 1960–64 | |
History | |
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Name |
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Owner |
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Operator |
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Builder | Los Angeles Shipbuilding and Drydock Company |
Laid down | December 26, 1923 |
Launched | May 3, 1924 |
Christened | May 3, 1924 |
Completed | 1924 |
In service | 1924–1975 |
Out of service | September 14, 1975 |
Fate | Partially sank in Ensenada harbor in 1997, scrapped 2009–2010 |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 1,766 GRT |
Displacement | 2,390 tons at design mean draft |
Length | |
Beam |
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Draft | 13 ft 5 in (4.1 m) at 2,390 tons |
Decks | 5, 3 for passenger use |
Installed power | 2 Hooven-Owens-Rentschler Co. triple expansion engines |
Speed | 15.5 kts |
S.S. Catalina | |
Location | Destroyed |
Built | 1924 |
Architect | Babcock & Wilcox |
NRHP reference No. | 76000495[2] |
CHISL No. | 894 |
LAHCM No. | 213 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | 1976-09-01 |
Designated LAHCM | 1979-05-16[3] |