6/7/2017
Landmark information
- Location:
For forty-two years, from 1924 to 1966, the S.S. Catalina's home was in Wilmington, Catalina Terminal, Berth 184-85, Port of Los Angeles. Eventually scrapped in Mexico. - Plaque:
Other Plaque - Site:
Existing - Date First Visited:
6/7/2017 - Date Most Recently Visited:
6/7/2017 - GPS Coordinates:
N 33 44.972, W 118 16.465 - Other Designations:
National Register of Historic Places
About this landmark
From the state:
Commonly referred to as the Great White Steamer, the ship was specially built by William Wrigley to serve his Catalina Island as a passenger ferry. She was christened on May 23, 1924. During World War II, she was requisitioned for use as a troop carrier, but in 1946 she resumed her voyages to Avalon.