A guide to the Diablo (built 1919; freighter) pamphlet, circa 1918
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A Guide to the Diablo (built 1919; freighter) pamphlet
HDC1303
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, National Park Service2018, National Park Service
Title: Diablo (built 1919; freighter) pamphlet
Date: circa 1918
Identifier/Call Number: HDC1303 (SAFR 21362)
Creator:
Unknown
Physical Description:
1 item.
Repository:
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, Historic Documents Department
Building E, Fort Mason
San Francisco, CA 94123
Abstract: The Diablo (built 1919; freighter) pamphlet (SAFR 21362, HDC1303) describes the S.S. DIABLO, a 416 foot, six inch freighter
built by Pacific Coast Shipbuilding Co., San Francisco, California. The ship was built for the U.S. Shipping Board before
World War II. The collection includes profile, top and side views of the ship. It also includes tables that note Particulars;
Shipbuilders Capacities; Water Ballast; Oil Tanks; Coal; Fresh Water; and Deadweight Scale. The collection is open for use.
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], HDC1303 (SAFR 21362), Diablo (built 1919; freighter) pamphlet, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
SAFR-00001
Part of a bulk accession from Golden Gate National Recreation Area to the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
in 1988.
Historical or Biographical Note
Pacific Coast Shipbuilding was organized in 1918 to build cargo ships for the U.S. Shipping Board. Local developer Robert
Burgess built it next to the terminus of the Santa Fe and Southern Pacific Railroads.
The Diablo (built 1919; freighter) pamphlet (SAFR 21362, HDC1303) describes the S.S. DIABLO, a 416 foot, six inch freighter
built by Pacific Coast Shipbuilding Co., San Francisco, California. The ship was built for the U.S. Shipping Board before
World War II. The collection includes profile, top and side views of the ship. It also includes tables that note Particulars;
Shipbuilders Capacities; Water Ballast; Oil Tanks; Coal; Fresh Water; and Deadweight Scale. The collection is open for use.
Single item
Irving M. Scott Jr. papers, 1899-1943, SAFR 15792, HDC0125. Personal papers of a marine engineer employed for a time at Pacific
Coast Shipbuilding Co.
John Thomas Scott papers, 1888-1921, SAFR 15793, HDC0126. Personal papers of marine engineer and shipbuilder employed for
a time at Pacific Coast Shipbuilding Co.
Pacific Coast Shipbuilding records, 1900-1922, SAFR 15794, HDC0127.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Shipbuilding
Cargo ships
Shipbuilding--History--20th century
World War, 1914-1918
San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)
Pamphlets
Communications