USS Pampanito

USS PAMPANITO

Fisherman's Wharf
San Francisco, CA

USS Pampanito (SS-383/AGSS-383), a Balao-class submarine, was a United States Navy ship, the only one named for a variety of the pompano fish.She completed six war patrols from 1944 to 1945 and served as a Naval Reserve Training ship from 1960 to 1971. She is now a National Historic Landmark, preserved as a memorial and museum ship in the San Francisco Maritime National Park Association located at Fisherman's Wharf.

Below are pictures taken outside of the USS Pampanito in December of 2009;

Decked out with a tree for Christmas

Fisherman's Wharf....

San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf

San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf is a world famous tourist attraction. As the home of San Francisco's fishing fleet, docked along Jefferson Street, Fisherman's Wharf is the important center of our city's historic fishing industry. The Wharf area is also the launching point for Bay cruises and charters.

Family entertainment is a neighborhood specialty. With the famous sea lions, Wax Museum, Ripley's Believe It or Not! Museum, The Aquarium of the Bay at PIER 39 and the World War II submarine, USS Pampanito, Fisherman's Wharf is the perfect place to bring the kids. Specialty shops and restaurants line the Wharf--including PIER 39, Anchorage Square and THE CANNERY shopping complexes. The world famous Ghirardelli Square has been converted to an open-air center filled with fun shops and restaurants. Here you can even see the company's original chocolate-making machines.

Below are some pictures taken along Fisherman's Wharf in December 2009;

Mr.Toad's Wild Ride?

Mr. Toad playing the Sax

One of many ways to tour San Francisco

Crabs - Yum!

A little street dancing/performing

Christmas Time at Pier 39

Sea Lions

Golden Gate Bridge from Pier 39

The Rock

Hyde Street Pier, San Francisco, CA

Hyde Street Pier
San Francisco, California

The Hyde Street Pier is a historic ferry pier located on the northern waterfront of San Francisco, California. The pier is in the tourist zone of Fisherman's Wharf.

Prior to the opening of the Golden Gate Bridge and the San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge, it was the principal automobile ferry terminal connecting San Francisco with Marin County by way of Sausalito to the north, and the East Bay by way of Berkeley.

Today, the pier is part of the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park.

Below are some pictures of Hyde Street Pier taken in November 2009;

The Golden Gate Bridge from Hyde Street Pier

A Swimmer in the waters off the pier

Ghirardelli from Hyde Street Pier