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'''Alcatraz Wharf''' is located on [[Alcatraz Island]], in [[San Francisco Bay]], [[California]], US. |
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The oil steamer "Rosecrans," owned by the [[Associated Oil Company]], was destroyed by fire above the water line and sank in deep water off the wharf in the early 1910s. Her crew of forty-two men escaped by jumping into the bay and swimming ashore.<ref name="VanNess1912">{{cite book|title=Paint, oil and drug review|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=LwRZAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA174|accessdate=10 September 2012|edition=Public domain|year=1912|publisher=D. Van Ness Pub. Co..|pages=174–}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Seismic rehabilitation of the wharf occurred in the early 2000s. The retrofit to the existing wharf and its facilities consisted of concrete demolition, excavation, and installation of tiebacks. Reinforced steel and concrete were added to a new deck. Work was also done on the deteriorated piles under the wharf deck.<ref name="wattsconstructors.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.wattsconstructors.com/viewproject.jsp?id=2&index=0|title=Alcatraz Wharf Seismic Rehabilitation, Alcatraz Island, San Francisco, California|date=2007|publisher=Watts Constructors|accessdate=10 September 2012}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 17:41, 10 September 2012
Alcatraz Wharf is located on Alcatraz Island, in San Francisco Bay, California, US.
History
The oil steamer "Rosecrans," owned by the Associated Oil Company, was destroyed by fire above the water line and sank in deep water off the wharf in the early 1910s. Her crew of forty-two men escaped by jumping into the bay and swimming ashore.[1]
Seismic rehabilitation of the wharf occurred in the early 2000s. The retrofit to the existing wharf and its facilities consisted of concrete demolition, excavation, and installation of tiebacks. Reinforced steel and concrete were added to a new deck. Work was also done on the deteriorated piles under the wharf deck.[2]
References
- ^ Paint, oil and drug review (Public domain ed.). D. Van Ness Pub. Co.. 1912. pp. 174–. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
- ^ "Alcatraz Wharf Seismic Rehabilitation, Alcatraz Island, San Francisco, California". Watts Constructors. 2007. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
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37°49′37″N 122°25′15″W / 37.826836°N 122.420825°W
