Brigantine Galilee
The Smartest Sailing Vessel out of San Francisco
— The Rudder, January 1899
Galilee's stern (on display here) is but one of her parts preserved. Behind you, in Bldg E, the park's collections include Galilee artifacts, photos and historical accounts — a legacy of innovative hull and rigging design, and record breaking speed.
"To see her sweeping through the blue Pacific seas with her pyramid of snowy cotton, round and hard with the blasts of the trade winds, to see her hull shearing through the seas with its sharp stern and gently rolling with a stately, graceful sweep of her spars, is enough to make any sailor or lover of nautical sights long for the days of sailing packets to come again." — The Rudder, 1899
Careers
1891-1905: Island packet ship between Tahiti and San Francisco. Record speed 19 days; average 22.5
1905-1908: Charted the Earth's magnetic fields
1908-1933: Re-rigged as a schooner by the Union Fish Company, fitted with a diesel engine
1934-1962: Houseboat at Galilee Harbor, Sausalito
1975: Vessel parts conserved. Her bow is in Benecia at the
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Owner & Designer
Matthew Turner
Dimensions
Length: 132.5'
Beam: 33.5'
Gross Tonnage: 354
Built
1891 at Benecia, California
Erected by National Park Service.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Science & Medicine • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical month for this entry is January 1899.
Location. 37° 48.438′ N, 122° 25.794′ W. Marker is in San Francisco, California, in San Francisco City and County. It is in Fort Mason. It is on Marina Boulevard east of Laguna Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: San Francisco CA 94123, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on California’s Coast Ranges. It is also on the American Pacific Coast. Globally, it is in North America, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also Mexicos Alta California.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: San Francisco Port of Embarkation (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Mason Historic District (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); San Francisco Port of Embarkation (1932-1962) (approx. 0.2 miles away); Phillip Burton (approx. 0.2 miles away); Golden Gate National Recreation Area Legislation (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Fort Mason Historic District (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Fort Mason Historic District (approx. 0.2 miles away); Tubbs Cordage Building (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Francisco.
