Very quietly, almost without notice, most of the ships in America’s floating national park are sailing off from San Francisco to a new home port. They will be gone for a while — three to five years — ...

Each park section has its hours. Visit the park website to verify hours before your visit. The San Francisco Maritime ...

The San Francisco Maritime Museum features interactive exhibits ... documents and 250,000 historic photographs. Also in the vicinity: Hyde Street Pier includes the 1886 square-rigger Balclutha ...

There also are clear benefits for the Maritime National Historic Park fleet. Compared to Hyde Street Pier’s location near the mouth of San Francisco Bay, there’s less water turbulence in ...