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HARBOR PRINCESS OPPOSITE: The Harbor Princess,
Built in 1959 as a sister-ship to the Harbor Queen (the two onboard experience for low-occupancy trips than their larger only a few years younger than the
Harbor Queen, continues to do
are very similar), the Harbor Princess has also since been counterparts offer, and the smaller vessels use less fuel in tours out of Pier 43½ (visible in the
jumboized by twenty feet. With a sightseeing capacity of a the process. Just like her sister, the Harbor Princess has been background, left).
little over three hundred guests and a seated-dinner capacity operating continuously for over half a century, and despite so
of eighty, she and her sister are perfect for hosting the many years on the Bay, she is as reliable as ever and still sails RIGHT: The Harbor Princess was
company’s smaller events and cruises. Having two passenger regularly with the Fleet. jumboized in the mid-1960s, just like
decks rather than three makes for a more comfortable her sister ship, the Harbor Queen.
But despite the upgrades, both boats
are the smallest in the current Red
and White Fleet, each capable of
carrying just over 300 passengers.

HARBOR PRINCESS
Year Built: 1959, then
jumboized shortly after 1966
Built by: Colberg Boat Works
in Stockton, CA; designed by
Norgaard
Capacity: 357 passengers
Length: 62 feet (original);
82 feet (current)
Engine/HP: c-18 Cat/950 hp

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