&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:San_Rafael_(steamboat).jpg) San Rafael as built in 1878 (oil on canvas by James Bard).
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | San Rafael |
| Route | San Francisco Bay |
| Builder | Benjamin C. Terry |
| Cost | $150,000 |
| Laid down | 1877 (assembly of pre-manufactured components began) |
| In service | 1878 |
| Out of service | 1901 |
| Fate | Sank as result of collision, November 30, 1901. |
| Notes | near twin of steamer Saucelito built at same time. |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | inland boat passenger/freighter, wooden hull |
| Tonnage | 692 gross / 401 net |
| Length | 205.5 ft (62.64 m) on keel, 220 ft (67.06 m) overall |
| Beam | 32 ft (9.75 m) |
| Depth | 9.75 ft (3 m) depth of hold |
| Installed power | vertical beam steam engine; cylinder bore 50 inches (127.00 cm); stroke 132 inches (335.28 cm) |
| Propulsion | sidewheels |
San Rafael was a steamboat that operated on San Francisco Bay from 1878 to 1901. The components of the vessel and a sistership were manufactured in Brooklyn then shipped to San Francisco where the ships were assembled. San Rafael remained in service, primarily as a ferry, until the vessel was sunk in a collision with a ferry on November 30, 1901. Although San Rafael sank rapidly, quick action by the crews limited the loss of life to five persons or fewer. Subsequent litigation established negligence on the part of both captains as the cause of the collision.