SS Jeremiah O'Brien, National Liberty Ship Memorial

09/07/2026

Come for the Bridge, Stay for the Angels!

Our October Cruises will be here in a little over 30 days, so planing for FleetWeek 2026 to be aboard our museum ship can be relatively simple, except you would need to pick Saturday, October 10th or Sunday October 11th. Experience a day on the bay like no other, we will have a band playing hits from the 40's, hot coffee & pastries, All-American Gourmet Hot Dogs, and a Cash bar will be available. And most of all, the air show will be phenomenal, so join us on the bay.

Since this is Labor Day, we wish to show respect to the many workers, both men and woman who labored 82 years ago to assemble the O'Brien, the ship workers, welders, pipe fitters, and riggers. To the merchant mariners, the deckies, engineers, black gangs, and stewards, that made the all of the voyages, that took O'Brien around the world. We especially want to express our gratitude to our volunteer crews both past and present that continue to keep the O'Brien operating to this very day. Lastly we want to mention our staff, past and present, our Directors and Ship Keepers, their labor also is worth mentioning...

https://ssjeremiahobrien.org/fleet-week-saturday/

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09/04/2026

We are anticipating an amazing aerial show from not only the daredevil Blue Angels (and Fat Albert) but also headliners USAF F-22 Raptors Demo Team (!!), USAF C-130 Hercules; USAF U2 Flyover (yes a U2 Spy aircraft, it's creepy!), USMC Demo Heritage Team; C-5 Flyover; T-6 Texan HIs; US Coast Guard C-27 and HH-65; USMC F35B Team; US Navy E-6B Mercury not to mention our old friends the United Airlines 777 cruising the skyline and... hopefully the Canadian Snowbirds who showed up with such heart last year!
See the air show while cruising the bay on a WWII Liberty Ship, listening to live 40's Patriotic Music, having All-American Gourmet Hot Dogs, hot coffee & pastries. Cash bar is available.
Fare includes everything except cash bar. Adult $195, Youth $125, Family $480 (2 adults + 2 youths).

09/01/2026

Last Thursday I spied another Jeremiah O’Brien volunteer crewmember, John Hermann repairing clips holding up some of our wiring on the port side. Since we couldn’t find any of these clips, after all who ever made them 83 years ago wasn’t around to help us, we made them ourself. John was a welder in an earlier life, and he tells me that welding, well it’s not quite like riding a bike. Personally I think he’s got it down pretty well. It’s small projects and the wonderful volunteers that make the O’Brien a special place. We are always on the hunt for volunteers for all departments, if you know anyone please pass the word along. departments, if you know anyone please pass the word along.

08/21/2026

For Early Birds

Our Early Bird FleetWeek Cruise tickets are drawing down to a close, with 10 more days to take advantage of discount tickets and August 31st is your deadline. Don't be left out, our cruises do sell out. So join us on our museum ship, the same ship that made 11 trips to supply Omaha Beachhead in Normandy for the D-Day Battle. This year's cruise will be on October 10th & 11th, and I really can't wait to see the Blue Angels preform this year.

"Please note this image was taken at last year's FleetWeek Cruise. This year's cruise dates are Saturday October 10th and Sunday October 11th."

https://ssjeremiahobrien.org/fleet-week-saturday/

https://ssjeremiahobrien.org/fleet-week-sunday/

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08/11/2026

Come Sail With Us!

It's that time of year again! Our biggest cruise of the year is coming up! This year, Fleet Week will be October 10th and 11th. It's not every day you get to cruise the San Francisco Bay on a WWII Liberty ship! During the cruise, the ship is open to you to explore. The highlight of any cruise is seeing our triple expansion steam engine featured in the movie "Titanic." Tickets on sale now!

https://ssjeremiahobrien.org/events/

Post written up by Matt Hess

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08/04/2026

08/01/2026

Goodbye Shipmate...

It is with great sadness that we mourn the loss of our Chief Engineer Jon Eaton. A long time engineer with Matson, he brought much experience to our ship. Not only that, but he was one of the nicest, kindest people that you could ever meet. In our crew mess, he would always sit in his usual spot with his one coffee mug he would always drink from. He will be missed. It is always hard to loose a shipmate. Fair winds and following seas!