Shipwrecks

The treacherous shores of the Golden Gate have claimed dozens of ships over the last two hundred and fifty years.

The first European ship to enter the bay, the Spanish vessel San Carlos in 1775, smashed into rocks on the north shore attempting to maneuver out of the Gate. Since then, dozens of ships have found themselves stranded along the coast, many on the sands of Ocean Beach or beneath the cliffs of Lands End. These wrecks often drew huge crowds, especially the Coos Bay, Lyman Stewart and Frank Buck, which wrecked within yards of a popular streetcar line.

Hunters Point — wnp30.0251 Hunters Point 1926 Hunters Point

Lyman Stewart Shipwreck — wnp14.1680 Lyman Stewart Shipwreck 1922 Sutro

SS Ohioan Shipwreck — wnp14.2197 SS Ohioan Shipwreck 1936 Sutro

Frank H. Buck Shipwreck — wnp14.3390 Frank H. Buck Shipwreck 1937 Lands End

Frank H. Buck Shipwreck — wnp28.1048 Frank H. Buck Shipwreck 1937 Lands End

Frank H. Buck Shipwreck — wnp14.4312 Frank H. Buck Shipwreck 1937 Lands End

Lyman Stewart Shipwreck — wnp14.4325 Lyman Stewart Shipwreck 1922 Lands End

Lyman Stewart Shipwreck — wnp14.4326 Lyman Stewart Shipwreck 1922 Lands End

Lyman Stewart Shipwreck — wnp14.4327 Lyman Stewart Shipwreck 1922 Lands End

Lyman Stewart Shipwreck — wnp14.4328 Lyman Stewart Shipwreck 1922 Lands End

Frank H. Buck Shipwreck — wnp14.4593 Frank H. Buck Shipwreck 1937 Lands End

SS Ohioan Shipwreck — wnp27.1248 SS Ohioan Shipwreck 1936 Lands End

SS Coos Bay Shipwreck — wnp27.1309 SS Coos Bay Shipwreck 1927 Lands End

Lyman Stewart Shipwreck — wnp27.1311 Lyman Stewart Shipwreck 1927 Lands End

Lyman Stewart Shipwreck — wnp27.1312 Lyman Stewart Shipwreck 1927 Lands End

SS Ohioan Shipwreck — wnp14.10136 SS Ohioan Shipwreck 1936 Lands End

Lyman Stewart Shipwreck — wnp27.1687 Lyman Stewart Shipwreck 1922 Lands End

SS Ohioan Shipwreck — wnp27.2169 SS Ohioan Shipwreck 1938 Lands End

Lyman Stewart Shipwreck — wnp27.2230 Lyman Stewart Shipwreck 1922 Lands End

Lyman Stewart Shipwreck — wnp27.2231 Lyman Stewart Shipwreck 1922 Lands End

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