SS Jeremiah O'Brien

The Marina, Fisherman’s Wharf & the Piers


It's hard to believe that this 10,000-ton beauty was turned out by San Francisco’s shipbuilders in under eight weeks, and harder still to imagine how she dodged U-boats on a mission to deliver supplies to Allied forces on D-day. Of 2710 Liberty ships launched during WWII, this is the only one still fully operational. For steamy piston-on-piston, 2700HP action, visit during ‘steaming weekends’ (usually the third weekend of the month in summer) or check the website for upcoming four-hour cruises.

Transportation

  • muni: E, F
  • tram: Powell-Hyde
  • bus: 19, 30, 47

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Nearby The Marina, Fisherman’s Wharf & the Piers attractions

1. USS Pampanito

0.11 MILES

Explore a restored WWII submarine that survived six tours of duty while you listen to submariners' tales of stealth mode and sudden attacks in a riveting…

2. Musée Mécanique

0.16 MILES

A flashback to penny arcades, the Musée Mécanique houses a mind-blowing collection of vintage mechanical amusements. Sinister, freckle-faced Laughing Sal…

3. Fisherman's Wharf

0.21 MILES

Fisherman's Wharf – the Embarcadero and Jefferson St waterfront running from Pier 29 to Van Ness Ave – includes Pier 39, the Musée Mécanique, the Maritime…

4. Maritime National Historical Park

0.24 MILES

Five historic ships are floating museums at this maritime national park, Fisherman's Wharf’s most authentic attraction. Moored along Hyde St Pier, the…

5. National Park Visitors Center

0.28 MILES

San Francisco grew from its docks, and this 10,000-sq-ft visitors center for the nearby maritime national historical park details how, with a permanent…

6. Aquatic Park

0.31 MILES

Everyone loves this easy-access cove at Van Ness Ave's northern end, flanked by the massive comma-shaped Municipal Pier, where fishermen cast their lines…

7. Sea Lions at Pier 39

0.34 MILES

Sea lions took over San Francisco’s most coveted waterfront real estate in 1989 and have been making a public display of themselves ever since. Some…

8. Cartoon Art Museum

0.38 MILES

Founded on a grant from Bay Area cartoon legend Charles M Schultz of Peanuts fame, this bold museum isn't afraid of the dark, political or racy – cases in…

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