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San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
Small Craft
 

The park's collection of more than 100 traditional and significant small craft is a fine introduction to boatbuilding and the maritime trades. Read an article about six small craft in the collection, or experience one brave sailor's small craft odyssey on San Francisco Bay!

 
The shrimp junk, Grace Quan, sailing on San Francisco Bay.
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The shrimp junk, Grace Quan, setting sail on San Francisco Bay.
 

Chinese Shrimp Junk Project

 

In 2003 employees and volunteers from San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park and China Camp State Park in Northern California, built a replica of a Chinese Shrimp Junk and named it Grace Quan.

 

The Grace Quan is a replica of the type of fishing vessel used throughout the Bay Area by Chinese shrimp fishing companies between 1860 and 1910.

 

More about the shrimp junk.
A small boat, called a yawl, about to be launched from a highwire rig.
Six Small Boats
Article and pictures about six small boats in the park's colllection
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A sailor getting his boat ready for a gunkholing trip through the San Francisco Bay Delta.
Small Boat Odyssey
Article and pictures about a gunkholing trip through the San Francisco Bay Delta.
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The Queen Mary 2, the largest ocean liner in the world, passing by the park with many smaller boats surrounding her.  

Did You Know?
The Queen Mary 2, the largest ocean liner in the world (1,131 feet long), pulled into San Francisco Bay on February 4, 2007. Here she is passing by the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park.

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Last Updated: August 30, 2007 at 12:34 EST