SS Palo Alto
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SS Palo Alto is a historic concrete ship built during World War I that now serves as a decaying, partially submerged landmark off the coast of Aptos, California.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concrete ship
ⓘ
historic shipwreck ⓘ |
| access | closed to the public ⓘ |
| builder | San Francisco Shipbuilding Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtAt | Oakland, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtDuring | World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | United States Shipping Board NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Concrete ships
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shipwrecks of the California coast ⓘ Tourist attractions in Santa Cruz County, California ⓘ World War I-era ships of the United States ⓘ |
| completed | 1920 ⓘ |
| condition | structurally deteriorated ⓘ |
| connectedToShoreBy | pier ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1918 ⓘ |
| conversionYear | 1929 ⓘ |
| convertedTo | amusement ship ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Santa Cruz County, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| damagedBy | storm ⓘ |
| featuresAfterConversion |
café
ⓘ
dance floor ⓘ swimming pool ⓘ |
| laidUp | after World War I ⓘ |
| launched | 1919 ⓘ |
| length | approximately 435 feet ⓘ |
| location |
Seacliff State Beach
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
off the coast of Aptos, California ⓘ |
| majorStormDamage | 1932 ⓘ |
| material | reinforced concrete ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a concrete ship
ⓘ
serving as a coastal landmark ⓘ |
| openedToPublic | 1930 ⓘ |
| originalUse | oil tanker ⓘ |
| ownership | California State Parks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Seacliff State Beach facilities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purchasedBy | Seacliff Amusement Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sawCombatService | no ⓘ |
| shipName | Palo Alto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipType | tanker ⓘ |
| status |
decaying
ⓘ
partially submerged ⓘ |
| useAfterDamage | fishing pier attraction ⓘ |
| usedAs | habitat for marine life ⓘ |
| visibleFrom | shore at Seacliff State Beach ⓘ |
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