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Commonly referred to as the Great White Steamer, the ship was specially built by William Wrigley to serve his Catalina Island as a passenger ferry. She was christened on May 23, 1924. During World War II, she was requisitioned for use as a troop carrier, but in 1946 she resumed her voyages to Avalon. (Marker Number 894.)
Details
| HM Number | HM24Y8 |
|---|---|
| Additional Information | The S.S. Catalina was retired in 1975. It was placed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places, and designated California Historical Landmark #894, and Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument #213. The ship was moved to Ensenada Mexico in 1985 where it partially sank, and was scrapped in 2009. 24 million passengers traveled on the S.S. Catalina (including me, -CB), which is more than any other ship in the world. Marker is missing. |
| Tags | |
| Historical Period | 20th Century |
| Historical Place | National Register of Historic Places |
| Marker Type | Historic Object |
| Marker Class | Historical Marker |
| Marker Style | Mounted |
| Marker Number | 894 |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Tuesday, January 23rd, 2018 at 7:01pm PST -08:00 |
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 11S E 381958 N 3735053 |
|---|---|
| Decimal Degrees | 33.74898333, -118.27445000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 33° 44.939', W 118° 16.467' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 33° 44' 56.3400" N, 118° 16' 28.0200" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 310, 323, 562 |
| Can be seen from road? | No |
| Is marker in the median? | No |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling North |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 100 Swinford St, Los Angeles CA 90744, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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The S.S. Catalina was retired in 1975. It was placed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places, and designated California Historical Landmark #894, and Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument #213. The ship was moved to Ensenada Mexico in 1985 where it partially sank, and was scrapped in 2009.
24 million passengers traveled on the S.S. Catalina (including me, -CB), which is more than any other ship in the world.