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by brandur
3323 days ago
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It's too bad the _Sea Shadow_ is gone, but I was pleasantly surprised by how easy it was to go and see the _HMB-1_. It's docked at Bay and Ship right next to the ferry terminal on Alameda. Here's a picture I took of it [1]. If you're in the Bay Area, it's probably not worth making the trip out there for just the ship, but it's neat to walk around the old naval base close to there, and I'd recommend a stop off at Rock Wall Wine Company along Monarch St. There's a spacious outdoor area with a very unique perspective of downtown San Francisco. [1] https://drop.brandur.org/hmb-1.jpg |
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Anyways, this is a Google Maps satellite photo.
https://www.google.com/maps/@37.7912901,-122.2931087,173m/da...
The HMB is now used as a floating dry dock which was its original purpose.
https://web.archive.org/web/20131224162647/http://www.bay-sh...
I remember reading the Sea Shadow itself went for $400,000 and yeah, you had to break it. You pay $400,000 to ship break a 572 ton boat; at $.20/lb that isn't gonna work. I suppose that only makes sense if you get the HMB-1 for a decent price and you can use it. Apparently that was the case for Bay Ship.