M.V. SANTA ROSA
historic place
The M.V. SANTA ROSA is a Historic Place in Oakland, California, located in Alameda County. This vessel, a double-ended steel class ferry, was built in Alameda in 1927 for Southern Pacific-Golden Gate Ferries Limited. She served on San Francisco Bay, connecting areas like San Francisco and Sausalito. Her operational needs changed with the 1939 opening of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, which reduced the demand for ferry services. In 1940, the vessel was sold, renamed MV Enetai, and operated in Puget Sound. She returned to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1968, retiring from active duty. The M.V. SANTA ROSA was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 29, 1979. At the time of this designation, she was berthed at Howard Terminal in Oakland. While the specific text of a historical marker for this site is not available, the M.V. SANTA ROSA represents a significant part of the region's ferry transportation history.