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|image alt = Historic photo of Alma under sail, taken about 1900
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| caption = [[Starboard]] view of [[scow]] [[schooner]] ''Alma'' [[Hyde Street Pier]], [[San Francisco Maritime National Historic Park]]
|location=2905 Hyde St. (Hyde St. Pier), [[San Francisco, California]]
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== History ==
== History ==
''Alma'' is a flat-bottomed scow schooner built in 1891 by Fred Siemer at his shipyard at [[Hunters Point, San Francisco, California|Hunters Point]] in [[San Francisco]]. Like the many other local scow schooners of that time, she was designed to haul goods on and around [[San Francisco Bay]], but now hauls people. Able to navigate the shallow creeks and sloughs of the [[Sacramento River Delta|Sacramento and San Joaquin River Delta]], the scows' strong, sturdy hulls could rest safely and securely on the bottom and provided a flat, stable platform for loading and unloading. While principally designed as sailing vessels, scow schooners could also be hauled from the bank or poled in the shallows of the delta.
''Alma'' is a flat-bottomed scow schooner built in 1891 by Fred Siemer at his boatyard near [[Shipwright's Cottage]] at [[Hunters Point, San Francisco, California|Hunters Point]] in [[San Francisco]]. Like the many other local scow schooners of that time, she was designed to haul goods on and around [[San Francisco Bay]], but now hauls people. Able to navigate the shallow creeks and sloughs of the [[Sacramento River Delta|Sacramento and San Joaquin River Delta]], the scows' strong, sturdy hulls could rest safely and securely on the bottom and provided a flat, stable platform for loading and unloading. While principally designed as sailing vessels, scow schooners could also be hauled from the bank or poled in the shallows of the delta.


Until 1918, ''Alma'' hauled a variety of cargo under sail, including hay and lumber. Thereafter she was demasted and used as a salt-carrying barge. In 1926 a gasoline engine was installed, and ''Alma'' became an oyster dredger, remaining in this trade until 1957.
Until 1918, ''Alma'' hauled a variety of cargo under sail, including hay and lumber. Thereafter she was demasted and used as a salt-carrying barge. In 1926 a gasoline engine was installed, and ''Alma'' became an dredging [[oyster schooner]], remaining in this trade until 1957.


While built and operated on San Francisco Bay, ''Alma'' is in many ways indistinguishable from scows that were launched and sailed on [[skipjack (boat)|Chesapeake Bay]], the Gulf Coast, the Great Lakes, inland rivers, and other coastal waters of the United States. No scow schooners except ''Alma'' are known to survive afloat in the United States.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hscl.cr.nps.gov/insidenps/report.asp?STATE=CA&PARK=SAFR&STRUCTURE=&SORT=&RECORDNO=25 |date=17 November 2008 |work=List of Classified Structures |title=Scow Schooner "Alma" |publisher=[[National Park Service]] |accessdate=2012-08-23}}</ref>
While built and operated on San Francisco Bay, ''Alma'' is in many ways indistinguishable from scows that were launched and sailed on [[skipjack (boat)|Chesapeake Bay]], the Gulf Coast, the Great Lakes, inland rivers, and other coastal waters of the United States. No scow schooners except ''Alma'' are known to survive afloat in the United States.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hscl.cr.nps.gov/insidenps/report.asp?STATE=CA&PARK=SAFR&STRUCTURE=&SORT=&RECORDNO=25 |date=17 November 2008 |work=List of Classified Structures |title=Scow Schooner "Alma" |publisher=[[National Park Service]] |access-date=2012-08-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120302110420/http://www.hscl.cr.nps.gov/insidenps/report.asp?STATE=CA&PARK=SAFR&STRUCTURE=&SORT=&RECORDNO=25 |archive-date=2 March 2012 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>


In 1959, ''Alma'' was purchased by the [[California|State of California]] and restoration commenced in 1964. She was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] on 10 October 1975.<ref name=nris/> In 1988, she was designated a [[National Historic Landmark]].<ref name="nhlsum" /><ref name="nrhpinv2">{{cite web |url={{NHLS url|id=75000179}} |title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Scow Schooner Alma / Alma |date=1 July 1987 |first=James P. |last=Delgado |first2=Kevin J. |last2=Foster |authorlink1=James P. Delgado |publisher=[[National Park Service]] |accessdate=2012-08-22}}<br />{{cite web |url={{NHLS url|id=75000179|photos=y}} |title=Accompanying 5 images, from c.1971 and undated |date=1 July 1987 |first=James P. |last=Delgado |first2=Kevin J. |last2=Foster |authorlink1=James P. Delgado |publisher=[[National Park Service]] |accessdate=2012-08-22}}</ref> She is now one of the exhibits of the [[San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park]] and is to be found moored at the park's Hyde Street Pier.
In 1959, ''Alma'' was purchased by the [[California|State of California]] and restoration commenced in 1964. She was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] on 10 October 1975.<ref name=nris/> In 1988, she was designated a [[National Historic Landmark]].<ref name="nhlsum" /><ref name="nrhpinv2">{{cite web |url={{NHLS url|id=75000179}} |title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Scow Schooner Alma / Alma |date=1 July 1987 |first=James P. |last=Delgado |first2=Kevin J. |last2=Foster |author-link1=James P. Delgado |publisher=[[National Park Service]] |access-date=2012-08-22}}<br />{{cite web |url={{NHLS url|id=75000179|photos=y}} |title=Accompanying 5 images, from c.1971 and undated |date=1 July 1987 |first=James P. |last=Delgado |first2=Kevin J. |last2=Foster |author-link1=James P. Delgado |publisher=[[National Park Service]] |access-date=2012-08-22}}</ref> She is now one of the exhibits of the [[San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park]] and is to be found moored at the park's Hyde Street Pier.


==See also==
==See also==
* [[List of schooners]]
* [[List of schooners]]


== Sources ==
==Citations==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

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* {{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/safr/local/alma.html |title=Title unknown |accessdate=2005-01-23 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050126093927/http://www.nps.gov/safr/local/alma.html |archivedate=January 26, 2005 }}
==References==
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* {{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/safr/local/alma.html |title=Title unknown |access-date=2005-01-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050126093927/http://www.nps.gov/safr/local/alma.html |archive-date=January 26, 2005 }}


== External links ==
== External links ==
{{Commons category|Alma (ship, 1891)}}
{{Commons category|Alma (ship, 1891)}}
* [http://www.nps.gov/safr/historyculture/alma.htm San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park website - Alma webpage]
* [http://www.nps.gov/safr/historyculture/alma.htm San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park website - Alma webpage]
*{{HAER |survey=CA-60 |id=ca1505 |title=Scow Schooner ALMA, Hyde Street Pier, San Francisco, San Francisco County, CA |photos=13 |dwgs=7 |data=26 |cap=1}}


{{San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park}}
{{San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park}}
{{National Register of Historic Places in California}}
{{National Register of Historic Places in California}}
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[[Category:San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park]]
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[[Category:Schooners of the United States]]
[[Category:Museum ships in San Francisco]]
[[Category:Museum ships in San Francisco]]
[[Category:Individual sailing vessels]]
[[Category:Individual sailing vessels]]
[[Category:Historic American Engineering Record in San Francisco]]
[[Category:National Historic Landmarks in the San Francisco Bay Area]]
[[Category:National Historic Landmarks in the San Francisco Bay Area]]
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[[Category:Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco]]
[[Category:Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco]]
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[[Category:1891 ships]]
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[[Category:Ships built in San Francisco]]
[[Category:Scows]]

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Alma
Historic photo of Alma under sail, taken about 1900
Alma under sail, c. 1900
History
United States
BuilderFred Siemer
Launched1891
StatusMuseum ship
General characteristics
Tonnage
Length
  • 80 ft (24 m) LOA
  • 59 ft (18 m) Reg. Length
Beam22.6 ft (6.9 m)
Depth of hold4 ft (1.2 m)
Sail planSchooner
Alma (Scow Schooner)
Starboard view of scow schooner Alma Hyde Street Pier, San Francisco Maritime National Historic Park
Alma (1891) is located in California
Alma (1891)
Location2905 Hyde St. (Hyde St. Pier), San Francisco, California
Coordinates37°48′37.5″N 122°25′22″W / 37.810417°N 122.42278°W / 37.810417; -122.42278
Built1891
ArchitectFred Siemer
NRHP reference No.75000179
Significant dates
Added to NRHP10 October 1975[1]
Designated NHL7 June 1988[2]

Alma is an 1891-built scow schooner, which is now preserved as a National Historic Landmark at the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park in San Francisco, California.

History

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Alma is a flat-bottomed scow schooner built in 1891 by Fred Siemer at his boatyard near Shipwright's Cottage at Hunters Point in San Francisco. Like the many other local scow schooners of that time, she was designed to haul goods on and around San Francisco Bay, but now hauls people. Able to navigate the shallow creeks and sloughs of the Sacramento and San Joaquin River Delta, the scows' strong, sturdy hulls could rest safely and securely on the bottom and provided a flat, stable platform for loading and unloading. While principally designed as sailing vessels, scow schooners could also be hauled from the bank or poled in the shallows of the delta.

Until 1918, Alma hauled a variety of cargo under sail, including hay and lumber. Thereafter she was demasted and used as a salt-carrying barge. In 1926 a gasoline engine was installed, and Alma became an dredging oyster schooner, remaining in this trade until 1957.

While built and operated on San Francisco Bay, Alma is in many ways indistinguishable from scows that were launched and sailed on Chesapeake Bay, the Gulf Coast, the Great Lakes, inland rivers, and other coastal waters of the United States. No scow schooners except Alma are known to survive afloat in the United States.[3]

In 1959, Alma was purchased by the State of California and restoration commenced in 1964. She was added to the National Register of Historic Places on 10 October 1975.[1] In 1988, she was designated a National Historic Landmark.[2][4] She is now one of the exhibits of the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park and is to be found moored at the park's Hyde Street Pier.

See also

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Citations

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ a b "Alma (Scow)". National Historic Landmarks Program. National Park Service. Archived from the original on 2007-11-14. Retrieved 2008-02-13.
  3. ^ "Scow Schooner "Alma"". List of Classified Structures. National Park Service. 17 November 2008. Archived from the original on 2 March 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  4. ^ Delgado, James P.; Foster, Kevin J. (1 July 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Scow Schooner Alma / Alma". National Park Service. Retrieved 2012-08-22.
    Delgado, James P.; Foster, Kevin J. (1 July 1987). "Accompanying 5 images, from c.1971 and undated". National Park Service. Retrieved 2012-08-22.

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