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  2. Steamboats of California - Wikipedia

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    Steamboats of California. Steamboats operated in California on San Francisco Bay and the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta, and Sacramento River as early as November 1847, when the Sitka built by William A. Leidesdorff briefly ran on San Francisco Bay and up the Sacramento River to New Helvetia. After the first discovery of gold in ...

  3. Balclutha (1886) - Wikipedia

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    Balclutha (1886) Balclutha. (1886) Balclutha, also known as Star of Alaska, Pacific Queen, or Sailing Ship Balclutha, is a steel-hulled full-rigged ship that was built in 1886. She is representative of several different commercial ventures, including lumber, salmon, and grain. She is a U.S. National Historic Landmark and is currently preserved ...

  4. Maritime history of California - Wikipedia

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    The maritime history of California can be divided into several periods: the Native American period; European exploration period from 1542 to 1769; the Spanish colonial period, 1769 to 1821; the Mexican period, 1821 to 1847; and United States statehood period, which continues to the present day. In the history of the California coast, the use of ...

  5. California Steam Navigation Company - Wikipedia

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    H. T. Clay: The ship's frames were constructed in New Orleans and then sent to San Francisco where they were assembled in 1850. She was one of the original vessels consolidated into the company in 1854 [43] [95] Hartford: The ship sailed from New York to San Francisco, arriving January 24, 1849. She was nearly destroyed in a fire in early 1851 ...

  6. Pacific Coast Steamship Company - Wikipedia

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    A similar competition with the California, Oregon & Mexican Steamship Company in 1877 for the San Francisco-Portland route led to a joint agreement and a pooling of ships for several years. [5] In 1879, P.C.S.S.C. again challenged Pacific Mail (with a ship that the latter had once owned, the Dakota) on the San-Francisco-Victoria run. This time ...

  7. List of clipper ships - Wikipedia

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    List of clipper ships. Great Republic (1853), the largest clipper ever built. The period of clipper ships lasted from the early 1840s to the early 1890s, and over time features such as the hull evolved from wooden to composite. At the 'crest of the clipper wave' year of 1852, there were 200 clippers rounding Cape Horn. [1]

  8. Pacific Mail Steamship Company - Wikipedia

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    Purchased by Pacific Mail Steamship Company in 1860 and sailed the San Francisco – Panama City route between June 1, 1861 and April 1864. Sold to the California Steam Navigation Company in April 1865 and used on their San Francisco – Portland – Victoria service until 1867 when she was sold to Holladay & Brenham.

  9. SS Sierra (1900) - Wikipedia

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    Captain H. C. Houdlette, commanded the S. S. Sierra. He completed its 100th voyage between San Francisco and Honolulu. March 2, 1914. [2] The Sierra was a favorite honeymoon ship for passengers wanting to travel from California to Honolulu, Hawaii. [3] Her sister ships were the S. S. Sonoma (1900) and the S. S. Ventura (1900).

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