National Register of Historic Places in San Francisco
Pier 45 With Escort Tugboats Taurus and Apollo
28 July 2005
Pier 45
5 July 2009
Pier 45
25 April 2005
Drydock at Pier 70 in San Francisco
26 April 2009
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SS Jeremiah O'Brien Liberty Ship
Pier 45 on the Embarcadero
North Waterfront
Launched 1943
SS Jeremiah O'Brien is the only operative unaltered survivor of the many Liberty ships built during World War II as an emergency response to a critical shortage of maritime cargo ships.
She participated in the D-Day invasion of France in 1944.
Source: National Register Statement of Significance for Aquatic Park
SS Jeremiah O'Brien is open to the public at Pier 45 and for cruises on the San Francisco Bay, Suisun Bay and Delta. Visit the official SS Jeremiah O'Brien Web Site for more information. USS Pampanito submarine is Jeremiah's neighbor at Pier 45.
Other historic ships at nearby Aquatic Park Park which are open to the public:
- Alma Scow Schooner
- Balclutha Square-Rigged Sailing Ship
- C.A. Thayer Lumber Schooner
- Eureka Steam Ferryboat
- Hercules Steam Tugboat
- Wapama Steam Schooner
The San Francisco Bay Area Maritime Trail
- Bay Model Visitor Center
- San Francisco Maritime National Park
- Submarine USS Pampanito
- World War II Liberty Ship SS Jeremiah O'Brien
- U.S. Coast Guard Lightship RELIEF
- Former Presidential Yacht USS Potomac
- Aircraft Carrier USS Hornet
- World War II Victory Ship SS Red Oak Victory
- Lone Sailor Memorial
- Navy Cruiser USS San Francisco Memorial
- Rosie the Riveter National Historical Park