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SS Palo Alto was a concrete ship built as a tanker at the end of World War I.Completed too late to see war service, she was mothballed until 1929, when she was intentionally grounded off Seacliff State Beach in the Monterey Bay, becoming part of a pleasure pier entertainment complex.
Work began September 1, 1917; concrete pouring began October 31, 1917 and ended February 26, 1918. [1] The Steam Ship (SS) Faith launched on March 14, 1918, [2] from Redwood City, California. [3] The ship was designed by Alan Macdonald and Victor Poss. It pulled up to 5000 tons, being the largest concrete ship of its time. [4]
In 1944 a concrete firm in California proposed a submarine shaped freighter which they claimed could achieve speeds of 75 knots. The war ended any more research into the project. In retrospect many believe the claims were greatly overstated. [17] Concrete barges also served in the Pacific during 1944 and 1945. [18]
SS Monte Carlo wreck January 30, 2010. SS Monte Carlo was a concrete ship launched in 1921 as the oil tanker SS Old North State.It was later renamed McKittrick.In 1932 it became a gambling and prostitution ship operating in international waters off the coast of Long Beach, California, United States, and was relocated to Coronado, California, in 1936.
USS YOG-42 was a gasoline barge built by Concrete Ship Constructors, in National City, California. She was launched on March 23, 1943. Acquired by the United States Navy on May 23, 1943. She was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater, and survived the war. Re-designated YOGN-42 in May 1946, she was struck from the Naval Register on August 15 ...
"On the night of June 6, 1853, the clipper ship Carrier Pigeon ran aground 500 feet off shore of the central California coast. The area is now called Pigeon Point in her honor. The Carrier Pigeon was a state-of-the art, 19th Century clipper ship. She was 175 feet long with a narrow, 34 foot beam and rated at about 845 tons burden.
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Seacliff State Beach is a state beach park on Monterey Bay, in the town of Aptos, Santa Cruz County, California. It is located off Highway 1 on State Park Drive, about 5 miles (8 km) south of Santa Cruz. The beach is most known for the concrete ship SS Palo Alto lying in the water.