SS PALO ALTO.

SS PALO ALTO.

Jun 03, 2021

“The cement boat” 

SS Palo Alto was a concrete ship built as a tanker at the end of World War I. Completed too late to see war service, she was mothballed until 1929, when she was intentionally grounded off a Northern California beach, becoming part of a pleasure pier entertainment complex. Wikipedia

Launched: May 29, 1919 Length: 420′

Fate: Grounded as a fishing pier at Seacliff Beach in Aptos, California

Depth: 35 ft (11 m)

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