Talk:Maritime history of California

almost 50+ years
The article says "almost 50+ years". Is this more than or less than fifty years? J IM ptalk·cont 23:56, 30 January 2012 (UTC)

Port of Hueneme in City of Port Hueneme
Please see Talk:Port Hueneme, California, ThanksFettlemap (talk) 02:55, 21 October 2013 (UTC)

This page needs some serious weed-whacking!
There's a whole bunch of shit that isn't directly about the Maritine history of California. At least half the article needs a good blue penciling.

2606:6000:FECD:1400:1079:61E:CB5F:ED46 (talk) 04:11, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

Riverboat photographs
This article features two photographs of riverboats, one being the main image for the page. Neither of the boats depicted are of historic styles that typically sailed in California. Both are of Mississippi River designs, and one is a modern reproduction boat. Both images should be substituted with historic images of California steamboats. DevinMcCutchen (talk) 22:52, 30 March 2023 (UTC)


 * I made both of these edits; however, the second image (formerly of a 1990s-era Mississippi river boat, currently of the 1860s-era Chrysopolis) is not clearly connected with the text in that part of the article which is about ocean-goin sidewheel steamers. DevinMcCutchen (talk) 23:29, 30 March 2023 (UTC)

Major missing topics
As far as I can tell, this article is both in need of major editing as well as major additions. The missing topics that I can identify are: river traffic (Sacramento and San Joaquin River systems, and Colorado River), ferry boats (San Francisco Bay, possibly elsewhere), lumber trade (lumber schooners, dog-hole ports). DevinMcCutchen (talk) 23:34, 30 March 2023 (UTC)


 * Also: fishing boats (Monterey, shrimp junk, felucca), ports (break bulk wharves, container ports) DevinMcCutchen (talk) 23:41, 30 March 2023 (UTC)