History - California
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Wooden side-wheel steamer built in 1848 by William H. Webb, New York, NY; machinery by Novelty Iron Works, New York, NY.
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| LOA=203'0" |
LBP=N/A |
B=33'6" |
D=20'0" |
Draft=14'0" |
| Displacement=Unknown |
Deadweight=Unknown |
Gross
tonnage=1,057 |
| Cargo
capacity=400 LT |
Passengers=200 |
Speed=8
knots |
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Machinery: Single
cylinder, side-lever engine with two 26' paddlewheels, powered by two return-flue
boilers.
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Built for the Pacific Mail Steamship Company. The first U.S. steamer to transit the Strait of Magellan, and the first steamer to reach San
Francisco, California, after news of the discovery of gold reached the U.S.
East Coast. Wrecked near Pacasmayo, Peru, winter, 1894.
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