The San Francisco Maritime National Park Association was founded in 1950 as the San Francisco Maritime Museum Association to operate the then independent Maritime Museum. In 1978 the Maritime Museum was transferred to the

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, and it now forms the core of the

San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park The San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park is located in San Francisco, California, United States. The park includes a fleet of historic vessels, a visitor center, a maritime museum, and a library/research facility. The park used to be r ...

. Today the association supports the National Historical Park. It also preserves and operates, independently of the National Historic Park, the

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submarine , which is moored at Pier 45 in San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf area.

External links

San Francisco Maritime National Park Association website
Parks in the San Francisco Bay Area Organizations based in San Francisco {{US-org-stub