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California Maritime Academy
Motto:	Laborare Pugnare Parati Sumus (Latin, To Work or Fight; We are Ready)
Established	1929
Type:	Public university
President:	William B. Eisenhardt
Undergraduates:	850
Location	Vallejo, California, United States
Former names:	California Nautical School (1929-39)
Mascot:	Keelhaulers
Affiliations:	California State University system
Website:	csum.edu

The California Maritime Academy (also known as CMA, Cal Maritime, and CSU, Maritime) is one of 23 campuses in the California State University system and is one of only seven degree-granting maritime academies in the United States. It is located in Vallejo, California.

Contents 1 History 1.1 Superintendents and Presidents of the California Maritime Academy 2 Academics 3 Athletics 4 See also 5 External links

Cal Maritime was established as the California Nautical School in 1929 when the California State Assembly Bill no. 253 was signed into law by Governor C. C. Young. The bill authorized the creation of the school, appointment of a Board of Governors to manage the school and the acquisition of a training vessel. The school's mission was "to give practical and theoretical instruction in navigation, seamanship, steam engines, gas engines, and electricity in order to prepare young men to serve as officers in the American Merchant Marine." By 1930 a training vessel and a school site was acquired, the original location of what would become Cal Maritime was California City (now Tiburon, California) in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Due to the Great Depression, the early days of the Academy were full of financial uncertainty. As early as 1933 state legislators would call for the abolishment of the school. In order to save on costs the cadets and instructors both lived and held classes onboard the training vessel, the T.S. California State. Only after the passage of the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 did the funding for the Academy become stabilized.

In 1939 the California Nautical School changed its present name, the California Maritime Academy. By 1940 the Academy was granting Bachelor of Science degrees and Naval Reserve commissions to its graduates, this marked the beginning of the transition from a trade school to a university. During World War II the Academy was evicted from its site in California City and moved to its present location in Vallejo, California in 1943.

After surviving another round of budget cuts and calls for the Academy's abolishment in the 1970s Cal Maritime became a four-year institution. The 1970s also marked the time when the first minority and female cadets graduated from Cal Maritime.

In 1995 Cal Maritime became the twenty second campus of the California State University system. The current training vessel is the T.S. Golden Bear (The third training ship to hold that name).

From	To	Name	Title	Notes
May 11, 1930	Feb 14, 1934	Emil Topp	LCDR, USN (ret)
Feb 15, 1934	Jun 30, 1937	Dr. Richard C. Dwyer		See Note 1
Jul 1, 1937	Jun 30, 1940	Neil E. Nichols	CAPT, USN (ret)
Jul 1, 1940	Oct 31, 1947	Claude B. Mayo	CAPT, USN (ret)	See Note 2
Nov 1, 1947	Feb 15, 1955	Russel M. Ihreg	COMMO, USN (ret)
Feb 16. 1955	Jun 20, 1955	Carroll T. Bonney	CAPT, USN (ret)	Acting Superintendent
Jun 21, 1955	Nov 1, 1965	Henry E. Richter	CAPT, USN (ret)
Oct 15, 1965	Oct 1, 1971	Francis T. Williamson	RADM, USN (ret)
Oct 1, 1971	Aug 1, 1972	Edwin C. Miller	CMA 34-D CDR, USN (ret)	See Note 3
Aug 2, 1972	Nov 11, 1983	Joseph P. Rizza	RADM, USMS (ret)	See Note 4
Nov 11, 1983	Aug 31, 1990	John J. Ekelund	RADM, USN (ret)
Aug 31, 1990	Jun 30, 1996	Dr. Mary E. Lyons	CDR, USNR
Jul 1, 1996	Jun 30, 2001	Jerry A. Aspland	CMA 62-D
Jul 1, 2001	Present	William B. Eisenhardt	RADM, USMS

1. R.C.Dwyer replaced by N.E. Nichols due to Navy requirements for regular Navy officers to be in charge of Navy owned ships.
2. Early WWII – Superintendent and Master became separate positions.
3. Edwin C. Miller appointed Interim Superintendent Oct 71 – Jul 72.
4. On Feb 27, 1975, the title Superintendent changed to President.

Cal Maritime offers six undergraduate degree programs and are tied to a nautical curriculum. The six majors offered are as follows:

• Mechanical Engineering (B.S.)
• Marine Engineering Technology (B.S.)
• Marine Transportation (B.S.)
• Business Administration (B.S.)
• Facilities Engineering Technology (B.S.)
• Global Studies and Maritime Affairs (B.A.)

Cal Maritime is the only campus in the CSU system that does not offer any graduate degree programs. In 2005 the U.S. News and World Report ranked Cal Maritime's engineering program as one of the top 80 such undergraduate programs in the country.

Cal Maritime has a long history of athletic activities. Before it joined regular intercollegiate athletics, the teams from Cal Maritime usually played military teams from local bases. Cal Maritime began to organize its sports under intercollegiate guidelines in the 1970s and the student body chose the "Keelhaulers" as the Academy's mascot. Until then the Cal Maritime teams were known as the Seawolves.

Today, Cal Maritime is a member of the NAIA and the Men's Soccer, Basketball, Golf and Women's Volleyball teams are charter members of the California Pacific Conference. In the 2004-2005 Academic year the Women's Basketball was formed and now also competes in the Cal Pac Conference. Other sports offered at Cal Maritime include Rugby, Sailing, Crew, and Water Polo.

• United States Maritime Administration
• Maritime Academy

• Official website
• Official athletics website
• CMA Library website

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v • d • e Maritime Academies in the United States
Federal	United States Merchant Marine Academy
State	California Maritime Academy • Great Lakes Maritime Academy • Maine Maritime Academy • Massachusetts Maritime Academy • State University of New York Maritime College • Texas Maritime Academy

v • d • e California Pacific Conference
Bethany University • CSU East Bay • CSU Maritime • Dominican University • Holy Names University • Menlo College • Mills College • Pacific Union College • Simpson University • William Jessup University

Coordinates: 38°4′10″N, 122°13′47″W