Historedia
Group or institution

Pacific Mail Steamship Company

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1848–1849

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Pacific Mail Steamship Company, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. SS California arrives in San Francisco Bay, opening regular transcontinental steamship service

    1848–1849

    Role: Operator

    1. 6 October 1848 · New York HarborDeparture from New York

      The SS California left New York Harbor on 6 October 1848 with a partial passenger load, beginning its long voyage to the West Coast.

    2. 28 February 1849 · San Francisco BayArrival in San Francisco

      The SS California arrived in San Francisco Bay on 28 February 1849, completing a four-month, 21-day voyage via Cape Horn.

Sources

  1. SS California (1848) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-12