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[Ingemar Lundgren]

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[jsharps]

1003 tons (1850), 876 tons (1865), length 225.5ft x beam 30.5ft, wooden hull, side paddle wheels, three masts. Launched on 24th Sep.1850 by William H. Brown, New York and was used by the United States Mail SS Co's New York - Chagres service. She sailed from New York on 19th Mar.1851 for San Francisco and arrived 2nd July. Purchased by Vanderbilt (http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/lines/vanderbilt.html), she entered the San Francisco - Panama service, and in Sep.1851 began sailings to San Juan del Sur and continued this route until Sep.1855. Laid up until 1858, she was purchased by Merchants Accommodation Line and was employed on San Francisco - Columbia River sailings. In 1863 she was owned by the Oregon & San Diego SS Line, in 1867 by Holladay & Brenham, Pacific Mail SS Co. in 1872 and Goodall, Nelson & Perkins in 1875. Used on coastal services by all these owners, she was sunk in collision near Cape Flattery on 4th Nov.1875 with the loss of over 250 lives.

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