▁ordered ▁some ▁new ▁steel ▁fer ries ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 1 . ▁ ▁The ▁fer ry ▁company ▁went ▁out ▁of ▁business ▁while ▁the ▁fer ries ▁were ▁under ▁construction ▁after ▁a ▁March ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁lands lide ▁destroyed ▁the ▁Six ▁Min ute ▁Fer ry ▁north ▁shore ▁terminal ▁on ▁Mor row ▁C ove . ▁ ▁Southern ▁Pacific ▁Transport ation ▁Company ▁purchased ▁the ▁fer ries ▁ordered ▁by ▁Six ▁Min ute ▁Fer ry ▁and ▁placed ▁them ▁in ▁service ▁between ▁San ▁Francisco ▁and ▁Oak land . ▁ ▁The ▁three ▁fer ries ▁remained ▁in ▁service ▁on ▁various ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Bay ▁routes ▁until ▁completion ▁of ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco – O ak land ▁Bay ▁Bridge ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁and ▁the ▁Golden ▁Gate ▁Bridge ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 . ▁ ▁San ▁Mate o ▁ ▁San ▁Mate o ▁( documentation ▁number ▁ 2 2 2 3 8 6 ) ▁was ▁launched ▁on ▁ 9 ▁May ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁and ▁delivered ▁to ▁Southern ▁Pacific ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁July . ▁ ▁After ▁ 1 8 ▁years ▁on ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Bay , ▁Pu get ▁Sound ▁Navigation ▁Company ▁purchased ▁San ▁Mate o ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁ ▁She ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Washington ▁State ▁Fer ry ▁System ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁last ▁steam ▁fer ry ▁on ▁Pu get ▁sound ▁when ▁retired ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁ ▁She ▁has ▁since ▁been ▁scra pped ▁in ▁the ▁F ras er ▁River . ▁ ▁Sh asta ▁Sh asta ▁(