Story
This passenger/freight vessel was built in 1889 by John Roach & Sons in Chester, PA.
Owners & Masters
In 1889-1898 she was owned by USA interests.
In 1898-1900 she was owned by the United States Navy.
In 1900-1902 she was owned by the United States War Department.
In 1902-1907 she was owned by the United States Navy.
In 1907 she was owned by the Pacific Mail Steamship Co.
In 1908-1918 she was owned by the San Francisco & Portland Steamship Co. of California ("Big 3"), Portland OR USA.
In 1918-1919 she was laid up.
In 1919 she was operated by the Harriman Line between Portland and San Francisco.
In 1924 she was owned by McCormick Steamship Co. on the Portland to Los Angesels route.
In 1928 she became a gambling ship laying off the coast of California.
In 1935 she was broken up.
Rebuilds
In 1930 she was reported to have been cut down as a barge.
References
- Brown, Giles T. (1966) Ships That Sail No More. Univ. Kentucky Press
- Merchant Vessels of the United States (1910)
- www.navsource.org ↗ (website viewed 16/01/2023)
