Eureka (ferryboat)

Eureka

Eureka docked at Hyde Street Pier, 2012
History
United States
Name	Ukiah (1890–1922) Eureka (1922–present)
Builder	San Francisco and North Pacific Railroad, Tiburon, California
In service	1890–1958
Refit	1920–22
Status	Museum ship
General characteristics [1]
Type	Steamboat
Tonnage	2,420 GT
Length	299 ft 6 in (91.29 m) LOA
Beam	78 ft (24 m)
Draft	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Propulsion	1 × 1,500 hp (1,119 kW) walking beam engine
Capacity	Original: —500 passengers —16 railroad cars From 1922: —2,300 passengers —120 automobiles
Crew	16
Eureka (double-ended ferry)
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
View from port stern
Location	San Francisco, California
Coordinates	37°48′35″N 122°25′18″W / 37.80972°N 122.42167°W / 37.80972; -122.42167
Built	1890
NRHP reference No.	73000229[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	April 24, 1973
Designated NHL	February 4, 1985[3]

Eureka is a side-wheel paddle steamboat, built in 1890, which is now preserved at the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park in San Francisco, California. Originally named Ukiah to commemorate the railway's recent extension into the City of Ukiah, the boat was built by the San Francisco and North Pacific Railroad Company at their Tiburon yard. Eureka has been designated a National Historic Landmark and was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on April 24, 1973.^[2]

She is the largest existing wooden ship in the world.