Jeremiah O'Brien

This vessel this vessel is a rare survivor of the 6,939-ship June 6th, 1944 D-Day armada off the coast of Normandy, France. This vessel was named a National Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 1984 and designated a National Historic Landmark in 1986. Docked today at Pier 45, this vesselmakes several passenger-carrying daylight cruises each year in the San Francisco Bay, and occasional voyages to more distant ports such as Seattle and San Diego. George Schneider (Email to Nauticapedia 07/12/2021) stated "She, of course, still burns heavy oil and runs on a reciprocating engine, and like the whole story of the Liberty ship, had to be built with a minimum of copper, so almost nothing on her is electric: this vesselhas steam winches, coal-fired galley, and wind scoops for ventilation. "