The Sausalito and the San Rafael were like old friends. They were both built in New York and then shipped in pieces to San Francisco to serve as ferries between Sausalito and San Francisco for the North Pacific Coast Railroad. Since the San Rafael had departed San Francisco, the Sausalito should have also departed Sausalito headed to San Francisco around the same time. Captain McKenzie of the San Rafael knew that they should meet with the Sausalito at some point, but with the dense fog all he could do was ring the bell and occasionally stop the ship to look for a sign of the other ferry.

Ship Name: San Rafael 

Year Built: 1877

Tonnage: 692

Nationality: United States of America 

Ship Type: Wooden Hulled Steam Ferry 

Year Sank: 1901

Location Sank: Off the Island of Alcatraz, San Francisco Bay 

Reason for Sinking: Collision in the Fog

Lives Lost: Between 3-5 Depending on Source.   

Sources: 

https://books.google.com/books?id=MZQ-AQAAIAAJ&pg=RA7-PA100&dq=san+rafael+ferry+1901&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiJp8Tnmtr9AhVqmIkEHZ-kDHQQ6AF6BAgHEAI#v=onepage&q=san%20rafael%20ferry%201901&f=false

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