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San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park Hercules towing a caisson for the Panama Canal.
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San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
Eppleton Hall
 
Eppleton Hall at Hyde Street Pier.
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The Eppleton Hall is a steel tug built in 1914 in England, and powered by two steam engines.
 
Length 100.6 feet
Beam 21.1 feet
Depth 10.8 feet
Gross Tonnage
 166
Engines Two-sided lever

 
  1. Steam-powered sidewheeler built in 1914 in England
  2. Designed to tow ocean-going colliers (coal-carrying vessels) on the River Tyne
  3. Has two side-lever engines, also called grasshopper engines
  4. These engines can operate each paddlewheel independently
 
The Eppleton Hall.
Tugboat EPPLETON HALL
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The last stop and turnaround point for the Powell/Hyde cable car line.

Did You Know?
San Francisco Maritime is the only NPS site that has a cable car turnaround adjacent to the park. Riders disembark and workers push the cars around on the track to position them for the next journey back up steep Hyde Street.
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Last Updated: December 27, 2010 at 16:04 MST