Alma

 
Alma scow schooner
Alma sailing on the San Francisco Bay
 
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The last of her kind, Alma is an 1891 National Historic Landmark scow schooner. The flat-bottomed hull was designed to navigate the shallow waters of the Sacramento/San Joaquin Delta and to rest on the bottom at low tide. With few bridges and connecting roads, scow schooners delivered goods all over the Bay and Delta much as trucks do today. Learn more about Alma's history, and the history of scow schooners on San Francisco Bay.
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Statistics

Overall Length 80 feet
Registered Length 59 feet
Beam 22.6 feet
Depth 4 feet
Gross Tonnage 41.76
Height of Foremast 67 feet


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Last updated: April 23, 2021

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