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A guide to the Union Iron Works naval architectural plans, 1888-1893
HDC0307 (SAFR 17215)
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Title: Union Iron Works naval architectural plans
Date: 1888-1893
Identifier/Call Number: HDC0307 (SAFR 17215)
Creator:
Union Iron Works
Physical Description:
3 items.
Repository:
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, Historic Documents Department
Building E, Fort Mason
San Francisco, CA 94123
Abstract: Naval architectural plans of three ships built by Union Iron Works, San Francisco, between 1888 and 1893. Three sheets total
include the following plans: an illustration outboard profile at the waterline of the USS Charleston (built 1888; C-2 cruiser),
a twin screw steel protected cruiser measuring 320 feet; an illustration outboard profile and fore view at the waterline of
the USS Oregon (built 1893, battleship BB-3), an Indiana-class battleship measuring 351 feet in length and a sheet of general
arrangement and midship section plans of the El Primero (built 1893; steam yacht), built by Union Iron Works for E.W. Hopkins.
The yacht measures 108 feet at the waterline.
Physical Location: San Francisco Maritime NHP, Historic Documents Department
Language(s):
In English.
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[Item description], [Location within collection organization identified by Collection Number/Series Number/File Unit Number/Item
Number], HDC0307 (SAFR 17215), Union Iron Works naval architectural plans, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
SAFR-00001
Transferred from Golden Gate National Recreation Area to San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park in 1988.
Historical or Biographical Note
All three ships represented in this collection were built at Union Iron Works, San Francisco.
USS Charleston was launched in 1888. After service in both the Pacific and Atlantic, the Charleston was wrecked and abandoned
by her crew in the Philippines on November 2, 1899.
USS Oregon was launched in 1893. The Oregon fought in the Spanish American War in the Caribbean, and later in the Philippine
War. After years of on-again-off-again service, she was deemed incapable of military service in 1925. In late 1941 she was
sold as scrap and stripped, and her hull was used as a barge during the battle of Guam. The remains of USS Oregon were scrapped
in Japan in 1956.
El Primero (built 1893; steam yacht), was built by Union Iron Works for E.W. Hopkins. El Primero was the first steam yacht
built on the West Coast of the United States. From 1893 to 1906 El Primero sailed out of San Francisco, after which time it
sailed out of Puget Sound. In 1955 El Primero was converted to diesel power. In May of 2012, El Primero was home-ported for
restoration in Olympia, Washington.
Naval architectural plans of three ships built by Union Iron Works, San Francisco, between 1888 and 1893. Three sheets total
include the following plans: an illustration outboard profile at the waterline of the USS Charleston (built 1888; C-2 cruiser),
a twin screw steel protected cruiser measuring 320 feet; an illustration outboard profile and fore view at the waterline of
the USS Oregon (built 1893, battleship BB-3), an Indiana-class battleship measuring 351 feet in length and a sheet of general
arrangement and midship section plans of the El Primero (built 1893; steam yacht), built by Union Iron Works for E.W. Hopkins.
The yacht measures 108 feet at the waterline.
Collection of three items
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Naval architecture--Designs and plans
El Primero (built 1893; steam yacht)
Architectural drawings--Marine
Blueprints