SS Avalon Ferry to Catalina

Information about the SS Avalon Ferry to Catalina Island in Southern California.

VESSEL NAME: SS Avalon (since 1919)
VESSEL ORIGINAL NAME: SS VIRGINIA (launched in 1891)
VESSEL'S NAVY NAME: USS Blue Ridge ID-2432 (1918-1919)
CATALINA FERRY SERVICE OPERATOR: Wilmington Transportation Company
MAINLAND PORT: Wilmington Catalina Island Ferry Terminal
CATALINA ISLAND PORT: Avalon Harbor Ferry Terminal
CATALINA FERRY SERVICE BEGAN: 1919 or 1920
CORSSING TIME: About 2 hours
CATALINA FERRY SERVICE ENDED: February 1951
CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED IN LONG BEACH: July 18, 1960
REMAINS SANK IN A STORM: September 16, 1964

The Edward P. Farley Company of Chicago bought the ship on 21 August 1919. The Wilmington Transportation Company of Los Angeles acquired the ship in 1920 and renamed it "Avalon".

The ship entered the company's two-hour daytime Catalina–Los Angeles run between the Catalina Island Terminal in Wilmington and Avalon on Santa Catalina Island. Los Angeles harbor.

Articles About the SS Avalon Ferry
- Wikipedia "SS Avalon" Article
- CA Wreck Divers "SS Avalon" Article
- Yayle Yiotis "SS Avalon and SS Avalon" Article

Videos of the SS Avalon Ferry
- YouTube "Big White Steamers of Catalina" Video (SS Avalon/SS Avalon)

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