Talk:Eureka (ferryboat)

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[edit] Sources

The major re-write I am providing today is based upon the following sources:

• U.S. Park service pamphlets available at the site
• Informational displays and placards at the site
• The park website [1]

Some text is taken verbatim from government pamphlets/displays and is a fair use of the content since it is not covered by copyright.

I have photographs of the displays available in case somebody wishes to confirm the information. Just ask.

Tobycat 00:14, 23 July 2005 (UTC)

I just added images. They are uploaded via the Commons project. I took them myself and have the necessary licence info on their individual pages. Tobycat 07:00, 23 July 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Bad unit conversion on gross tonnage

gross tonnage of 2,420 (5,324 kg).

Uh, that ain't right. 5,324 kg is about 5.5 tons, not 2,420 tons. Does anyone know what's the right number here? --P3d0 (talk) 04:54, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

According to information posted at the San Francisco National Maritime Museum, the gross tonnage is 2420. If memory serves, 1 kg = 2.2 lbs. 5,324 happens to be 2.2 x 2,420. So it seems to me that the conversion is wrong, but I'm no expert in how gross tonnage of a ship converts to kilograms. --Sanfranman59 (talk) 07:19, 24 April 2008 (UTC)