A vessel called The City of Chester, built in 1875, suffered a heavy blow when it was rammed by a huge steamer in dense fog of the San Francisco Bay early on Aug. 22, 1888. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said this week it had located the site.
The Scars of San Francisco Bay
Rediscovering a ship that went down 45 years before the Golden Gate Bridge was built.
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