Clinton (steam ferry)

Clinton was the first steam ferry boat built in California and used on San Francisco Bay in 1853.

History

The Clinton was built by Domingo Marcucci in early 1853, for Charles Minturn of the Conta Costa Steam Navigation Company. She was a 194-ton, side-wheel steamer, with a walking beam, 125 horsepower, low-preassure engine, 120 feet long, 24 feet beam and a hull 7 feet deep. She was launched 60 days from the day her keel was laid. [1]

She ran on the Creek Route between San Francisco and the eastern shore until 1865 when Minturn sold out his interest in the Creek Route to the railroad. In 1866 he moved the remains of his fleet to operate between San Francisco and Marin and Sonoma Counties.[2]:127–128,131,146

In 1874 the Clinton was purchased by the San Rafael & San Quentin Railroad and put on the run to San Rafael.[2]:131 The Clinton ended her career in 1877, sinking after a collision with another ship.[3]:139

References

  1. ↑ Scott, Erving M. and Others, Evolution of Shipping and Ship-Building in California, Part I, Overland Monthly and Out West Magazine, Volume 25, January 1895, pp.5-16; from quod.lib.umich.edu accessed March 10, 2015
  2. 1 2 Jerry MacMullen, Paddlewheel Days In California, Stanford University Press, Stanford, 1970.
  3. ↑ Dickson, A. Bray (1974). Narrow Gauge to the Redwoods. Trans-Anglo Books.
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