Museum - Ship

UPDATE: 2007 Museum building is currently closed for renovation.
All other facilities are open. Please visit the Historic Ships at Hyde Street Pier and The Welcome center in the Arogonaut Hotel.
TDD: 415-556-1843

Hours: UPDATE: 2007 Museum building is currently closed for renovation.
All other facilities are open. Please visit the Historic Ships at Hyde Street Pier and The Welcome center in the Arogonaut Hotel.
TDD: 415-556-1843

Phone Number:  415-561-7100  
Address:  At the foot of Polk Street, Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco

Each year over a half million visitors experience the Hyde Street Pier and the Museum, hundreds of Bay Area residents enroll in boat building and woodworking classes and thousands of schoolchildren participate in educational overnight programs aboard the schooner C.A. Thayer. The Park offers history, music and craft programs for all ages, and provides unique opportunities for docents, interns and volunteers

Historic Ships The collection of the Maritime Park includes eight major vessels. Of these, six represent the Park's core geographical area and time period. They are a reasonable sampling of the vessels that might have been seen on San Francisco Bay at the turn of the nineteenth century. The two remaining vessels, steamers of radically differing types, are of unquestionable historical significance.

The deepwater cargo trade out of San Francisco is represented by the full-rigged ship Balclutha, built to carry California grain to Europe (a World Ship Trust special award recipient). The C.A. Thayer is a prime example of the sailing vessels employed in the West Coast lumber trade. Steam schooners like the Wapama gradually took over from the sailors in the lumber trade. The tugboat Hercules represents another aspect of coastal trade, towing both sailing vessels and log rafts on long coastal passages. The scow schooner Alma was a workhorse of the inland cargo trade, transporting bulk cargo throughout the Bay and Delta waterways. The ferry Eureka was an inland passenger vessel, transporting both commuters and travelers connecting with the railroad system. The paddle tug Eppleton Hall is not a West Coast vessel, but is certainly a vessel of international importance. Although built in 1914, her side-lever engines are a type developed by the 1850s, and her over-all design reflects this earlier period.

Description and photos courtesy of the Maritime Park Association.
Hours: Museum Building (at the foot of Polk Street on Beach Street )

UPDATE: 2007 Museum building is currently closed for renovation. All other facilities are open. Please visit the Historic Ships at Hyde Street Pier and The Welcome center in the Arogonaut Hotel.
Admission to the museum building is Free.

Hyde Street Pier admission prices (historic fleet, tours, programs and exhibits):
Adults, $6.00
Juniors 12-17, Seniors (over 62) $2.00
Children under 12 are free with an adult
Family ticket for $13 which admits two adults and up to four children under 18.
Joint individual ticket to Hyde Street Pier and Pampanito, $10.00
Joint family ticket to Hyde Street Pier and Pampanito, $27.00


Address:  Hyde Street Pier is in Fisherman's Wharf at the foot of Hyde street on Jefferson Street. To get to Hyde Street Pier, turn right on North Point (east). Make a left on Leavenworth (north), then make a left on Jefferson (west).

Steaming WeekendsThe O'Brien operates her Triple-Expansion Steam Engine dockside on one weekend per month, with the exceptions of May (when we cruise) and December. These are special weekends, and afford the public a chance to see the engine (oil fired), the galley stove (coal fired), and regular maintenance on deck. Steaming Weekends are usually the third weekend of the month, but are moved for major holidays

Photo compliments of the Jeremiah O'Brien Org.
Ship information compliments of Marty Wefald.

Hours: Open Daily - 9 am - 4 PM
Adults - $6.00
Seniors & Military $5.00
Children under 14 $ 3.00
Children under 6 FREE

Ships Store Open
WEEKDAYS: 10:00 AM -3:00 PM
WEEKENDS: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Phone Number:  415-441-3101   Fax : 415-441-3721
Address:  Pier 45 at Fisherman's Wharf San Francisco

Pampanito's is being restored to a specific point in time, late summer, 1945, to represent the height of WW II submarine development. The Maritime Park Association has scoured the country in search of missing equipment and spare parts. Almost all of the missing items have now been replaced and much of the equipment on board has been restored to operation.

Description and photos courtesy of the Maritime Park Association.

Hours: From October 14 until May 23 9:00 am - 6:00 pm Sunday through Thursday 9:00 am - 8:00 pm Friday and Saturday From May 23 until October 13 9:00 am - 8:00 pm every day except Wednesday 9:00 am - 6:00 pm Wednesday Pampanito's self-guided tour is included in the ticket price: Adults, $9.00 Children ages 6-12, $3.00 Children under 6 are free with an adult Senior Citizens (over 62), $5.00 Active Duty Military with current ID, $4.00 Family ticket for $20 which admits two adults and up to four children under 18. HNSA, CAMM members are free.

Phone Number:  415-775-1943  
Address:  At Pier 45 in the center of Fisherman's Wharf. To get to Pampanito, turn right on North Point (east). Make a left on Taylor (north). Pampanito is on the east side of Pier 45 Shed A.