National Historic Landmark · liberty ship · San Francisco, California

Ss Jeremiah O'brien National Historic Landmark

US cargo ship from World War II, now a museum ship in San Francisco, California. Added to the National Register in 1978, and a National Historic Landmark.

Ss Jeremiah O'brien National Historic Landmark
Photos via Wikimedia Commons

What it is

Wikipedia · SS Jeremiah O'Brien

SS Jeremiah O'Brien is a Liberty ship built during World War II and named after the American Revolutionary War ship captain Jeremiah O'Brien (1744–1818).

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeStructure
AddressPier 3, Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, CA
CountySan Francisco County
ListedJun 7, 1978
Reference number78003405
Type of placeliberty ship, general cargo ship, preserved watercraft
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 structures
StandingYes

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Access not on record
AddressPier 3, Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, CA
Coordinates37.80809, -122.42970 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitSan Francisco Maritime National Historical Park · 0 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyAquatic Park Cove, Black Point Overnight Anchoring, Sailing Vessels Only (Auxiliary Engine Ok) 0 mi · Rob Hill Group Campground 3 mi · Kirby Cove Campground 4 mi
Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

Explore

Why you would stay

Reference

Exists because it is true

Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 78003405. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.