{"id":551274,"date":"2026-01-29T09:51:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T09:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/551274\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T09:51:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T09:51:11","slug":"two-san-diego-ferries-named-to-national-register-of-historic-places-san-diego-union-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/551274\/","title":{"rendered":"Two San Diego ferries named to National Register of Historic Places \u2013 San Diego Union-Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Silvergate and Cabrillo, two of San Diego Bay\u2019s working ferries, have been named to the National Register of Historic Places by the U.S. Department of the Interior.<\/p>\n

Silvergate (built in 1940) and Cabrillo (1964) are owned and operated by Flagship Cruises & Events and are still in regular use.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese ferries are more than boats; they are living history,\u201d said Brad Engel, president of Flagship Cruises & Events. \u201cThe Silvergate and Cabrillo have carried millions of passengers across San Diego Bay and have stood as constant witnesses to the city\u2019s growth and transformation. We are honored to see their legacies recognized at the national level.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Silvergate saw its first service just before the United States entered World War II as a way to transport the increase in passengers from San Diego to Naval Station North Island on Coronado. Its use declined after the construction of the San Diego-Coronado Bay Bridge in 1969, when the Silvergate was used mainly for harbor cruises and educational trips.<\/p>\n

In 1987, after construction bonds on the Coronado Bridge were paid in full, the Silvergate resumed ferry service. It is being recognized on the Register of Historic Places due to its \u201cassociation with maritime transportation during World War II and in the post-war years as part of San Diego\u2019s maritime recreation sector.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Cabrillo was designed by naval architect Oakley J. Hall and built by the Star & Crescent Boat Company specifically for passenger service on San Diego Bay. The Cabrillo was operated \u201chistorically as an excursion vessel during the post-war maritime recreation boom in San Diego,\u201d a statement from Flagship read.<\/p>\n

\"TheThe Cabrillo ferry approaching the Coronado Ferry landing in Coronado on Monday, Aug. 18, 2025 in San Diego, California. (Alejandro Tamayo \/ The San Diego Union-Tribune)<\/p>\n

It is being historically recognized under National Register Criterion A, with a period of significance of 1964-1968 and also recognized under National Register Criterion B, for associated significance with the life of its designer Hall.<\/p>\n

The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the nation\u2019s historic places worthy of preservation and includes buildings, districts, objects and historical sites.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese vessels represent an irreplaceable part of our maritime heritage, serving as reminders of an era when ferries were the primary way of connecting people, commerce, and culture across San Diego Bay,\u201d said Vickie Stone, curator of collections at the Coronado Historical Association. \u201cThe preservation of these two ferries will ensure that future generations can appreciate the craftsmanship, innovation, and civic importance that these boats embody.\u201d<\/p>\n

Other San Diego County places on the register include the Cabrillo National Monument, Chicano Park, the Gaslamp Quarter Historic District and the Berkeley, another ferryboat used by the Southern Pacific Railroad in San Francisco Bay Area before coming to San Diego as part of the Maritime Museum of San Diego in 1973.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Silvergate and Cabrillo, two of San Diego Bay\u2019s working ferries, have been named to the National Register…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":551275,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5134],"tags":[5229,64,1582,276,728,50,3549,7264,522,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-551274","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-san-diego","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-business","10":"tag-ca","11":"tag-california","12":"tag-local-news","13":"tag-news","14":"tag-san-diego","15":"tag-sandiego","16":"tag-transportation","17":"tag-united-states","18":"tag-united-states-of-america","19":"tag-unitedstates","20":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","21":"tag-us","22":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/551274","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=551274"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/551274\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/551275"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=551274"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=551274"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=551274"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}