Ships at California's ports from 1840-45 (Bancroft)

Ship's name Nation. Type Master Dates From Notes (arr at Monterey)
AdmittanceAmer.Peter Peterson1843BostonCrew of 20. Henry Mullus sup and consignee. Arr Mar 4, 1843 from Boston. Passed two winters on the coast, Sailed for Boston autumn 1845
AlertAmerW.D. Phelps1840BostonArr 1840 sailed for Boston Dec 1842. Alfred Robinson departed in her. Last ship sent out by Bryant and Sturgis.
Alexander or Alexandrovich or Joven Alejandro or Alesander the HeirRussBark

1843

1844
From Sitka at SF in 1843 and autumn 1844
Alexander BarclayGerm1843In Sauzalito in Dec 1843 and maybe 1842
AlfredHamburgBark1842At San Pedro Feb 1845
AmericaEngl.MofWJohn Gordon1845SF July 1845 bound to Columbia at Honolulu in Oct.
AngelinaFrWhaler18441844 Monterrey
AryoFrWhaler1845August 1845
AyacuchoMexSchrJ. Blanca1841Jos Limantour sup. Owned by Bizat and Roussell of Bordeaux. Arr Mont 1841 wrecked near Pt. Reyes
BaikedRussBrig1845At SF Oct-Nov 1845 for grain from Sutter and others
BaijioBark1845On coast in 1845
BarnstableAmerJas B. Hatch1842BostonArr from Boston at Mont July 7, 1842 spent two winters in Cal sailed for Boston in Dec 1844
Benj MorganWhaler1844
1845
SF autumn 1844 and perhaps 1845
Bertha and JennyHamburgBrigJohn Mein1842CallaoA.M. Ercilla sup., arr Mont. From Callao Dex 1842, sailed for Mazatlan Jan 1843
BolinaMexSch1841July 1841
BolivarAmerBrigGorham H. Nye1841Nov-Dec 1841 at Sta B. Dec-Jan 1842-43 Back from Honolulu June 1843, John C. Jones master A.B. Thompson, sup at S. Pedro Nov 1844 Roderick, master (Larkin docs.)
BraganzaWhalerWaterman1841Mont. Sept 1841
BremenWhaler1843SF Aug 1843
BrothersEnglBark1844SF July 1844
BullSwedishBrig1845Hon.Arr from Honolulu Sept 1845 from Col. Riv., via Monterey
CaliforniaMexSchrCooper1841
1842
MexArr at Mont Jun 1841 from Mex., Sausalito Sept-Dec. Mont Dec 31st . 1842 John Roderick was mate crew of 14. Jan 20, 1842 sailed for Acapulco in SF Bay and Petalum Creek Apr-May then south with provisions from Vallejo to Micheltrena, Sauzalito Oct-Nov, Mont. Nov-Dec (Cooper diary?)
CaliforniaAmerJas P. Arther 1842
1843
1845
BostonCurtis Clap, sup; arr Mont from Boston 1842 carried lumber from SF to Mont Oct 1843, Spring of 1845 back from Boston, Howard sup;
CarolineAmerWhaler1843Sauzalito Oct 1843, 6 of her men stole the boat and escaped
CarysfortBritMofWLord Geo. Paulet1843HonMont Oct 14-12 1843 from Honolul to Mazatlan
CatalinaMexBrigChris Hansen 1843
1844
E. Celis, sup;, at Mont. And SF May and Nov 1841 back at Mont in Aug 1843; Robert Marshall, master again from Acapulco in Aug-Nov 1844
Charles W. MorganAmerWhalerThos A Norton 1843
1844
At Mont. In August 1844 and autumn 1843
ChatoMexBrig1841Mont 1841
ClaritaMexBarkChas Wolter 1841
1843
Maz.Spring 1841; on coast July Oct 1842;two trips is 1843 from Mazatlan, Vioget master 1844-45
ColumbiaEnglBarkHumphries1841Ore.Wm. Wood sup; arr Mont. Jan 1 1841 from Oregon. Jas Douglas and a party of hunters on board
ColumbineMexScrManuel Turincio1841Mont. July 1841
ConstanteChileBrigFrancisco Unamano18421842
Constantine or Grand Duke, formerly the WallaceRussBrig 1841
1845
SF Nov-Dec 1841, Wintered at SF 1843-4 and came again for grain in Oct-Nov 1845
ConstellationUSMofWKearney1843Hon350 men at Mont fr Honolulu Sept 15-29, 1843 from China
ConstitutionUS MofWJohn Percival1845Dec 2, 1845
CorvoWhaler1843SF Aug 1843
CowlitzEnglBarkWm Brotchie 1841
1843
Ore
Mont. Aug-Oct 1841 from Col. Riv via Honolulu; Rae and Birnia passengers; Back from Ore. With Sir Geo. Simpson, John McLoughlin, and Duflot de Mofras. Sailed for Oahu Jan 1842; Mont again in Aug 1843 and spring of 1845
CuracoaEnglMofWJones1841Hon.Mont. Nov 1841 from Honolulu
CyaneUSMofWStribling1842250 men; Mont Oct 19-Dec 11, 1842; SF with Com. Jones in Dec. Left Mont. Jan 10, 1843. Etc
DaleUS SloopDornin 1842
1843
Pan.165 men; SF from Panama Dec 15, 1842; at Mont. Jan 5-10, 1843
DelphosWhaler1844Sept 1844
DiamondFowler1843Ore.SF Aug 1843; Dr. Sandels scientist, lumber and missionaries from Col. Rif. For Oahu.
Don QuixoteAmerBarkJohn Paty1841Hon.Mont Sept 1841 from Hon. Arr. Jun 1842; Wm. H. Davis, sup;
Dromio18451845
EagleWhalerPerry1844S. Diego Sept. 1844
ElenaRussBrig1841SF Feb 1841;
ElizaFRWhalerMalherbe1841SF Sept 1841
ErieUSStore-shipLieut C.C. Turner1845Mont and SF autumn 1845
EsmeraldaMexSchrHugo Reid 1842
1843
S. Pedro May 1842; Mont Sept; S Pedro Jan 1844
EspadonFr.WhalerDesire Batan1845S. Diego Sept 1845
FamaAmerShipC. Hoyer 1842
1844
1845
Hon.
Hon.
Hon.
Mont from Hon 1842; Nye master in June 1843; Back to Mont June 1844 with cargo to J.C. Jones; Arr Hon from Cal april 1845 Wm. P. Reynolds, mate ; back to Mont, wrecked on coast
FameWhalerMitchell1845SF 1845
FanitaMexSchrLimantour1845Spencer's list for 1845
FannyFrWhalerDuval1843Mont and SF Nov-Dec 1843;
FariseoMexBrigJose D. Yndarte1845Aca.Mont. Oct 1845 fr Acapulco
FernandoMexBrig1842S. Pedro June 1842
Flying fishUSSchrKnox1841SF Oct 1841
George HenryAmerBarkStephen Smith 1843
1844
Balt.19 men; Arr. Mont fr Baltimore and Paita May 1843; brought 1st steam engine set up in Bodega, first Pianos, Sausalito Jan 1844
GeorgiaWhalerHull1844SF 1844
GuadalupeLighter 1844
1845
SF Bay 1844-5
GustavBremenBarkClement Norton1845San Diego Oct 1845
HamiltonWhalerHand1841Mont Sept 1841
Hannah1845Doubtful name 1845
Helvetia1845Doubtful name 1845
HeroineFrMofWLeconte1845Mont July 1845, lost some deserters
HiberianAmerWhalerJas Smith 1844
1845
SF 1844;45
Hogue or HougueAmerWhalerJos. Hawley 1842
1844
SF Aug 1842 and Feb 1844
HopewellWhalerGeo Littlefield1845S. Diego Nov 1845
IndexEnglBarkWilson1841Scott sup; Mont Sept 1841; wintered 1842-43; left Sta B for Valparaiso Feb 1843
John and elizabeth1845Doubtful name 1845
John JayAmerWhalerWm. J. Rogers1843Mont. Sept 18, 1843
JosefitaLighterVictor Castro1844SF Bay 1844
Joseph PeabodyJohn Dominis1842Doubtful record of 1842
Joven CarolinaColombSchrJose Legarda1841Mig Romana sup; Mont Feb 1841
Joven Fanita see FanitaMexSchr1842SF Nov-Dec 1842
Joven GuipuzcoanaMexBrigSnook 1841
1845
Callao
Callao
Mig Pedrorenna sup; Aguirre owner; Mont fr Callao June 1841; Jan 1842 brought Aguirre and bride with the bishop from S. Diego to Sta B. On coast in 1844, Orbell master; Mont Aug 1845 from Callao
Juan DiegoSchr1841To sail for Mazatlan in Oct 1841
Juan JoseColomb or MexBrigThos Duncan 1842
1844
Mont Oct-Dec 1842 to winter; at Sta B Nov 1844
JuanitaHawSchrJohn Wilson 1844
1845
Maz.Mont April 1844 from Mazatlan SF Aug 1845
Julia AnnAmerSchrWm a. Leidesdorff 1841
1842
1843
1844
J.C. Jones cons; arr Mont June 22, 1841 from NY; JJ Warner, Robt G. Davis, JW Weed, and JC Jones, passengers; A.B. Thompson pass, John Sinclair pass; at Sta B, Jan and SF Dec 1842; all ports in 1843; Arr Mont fr Mazatlan in May and Aug 1844
JuneWhalerEddy1844S. Diego Sept 1844
LagrangeFr.Peter Richards1844Mont April 1844
LahainaWhalers1841SF Sept 1841
Lausanne1841Probably inaccurate mention of 1841
LeonidasMexSchrStock1841S. Diego July 1841 doubtful record
Leonor1841Doubtful record Jan 1841
LevantUSMofWHugh N. Page 1844
1845
237 men; SF and Mont July Aug 1844; back at Mont in Oct 1845 carrying Larkin to SF
LionFrTransportBonnet1844Mont June 1844 for cattle for Marquesas Isl. ; At Sauzalito in Aug. wintered on coast; Sailed in april 1845 with 400 cattle, losing 350 and her masts on voyage. In aug she was back at Hon on her way to Cal. No record of arrival
LlamaAmerBrigJones 1841
1842
BostonMont from Boston via Hon May 13, 1841 Hon John Sinclair as pass. In Sept; at Mont in june 1842
MagnoliaAmerWhalerB. Simmons 1843
1844
Mont. Aug-Sept 1843; SF in 1844
MariaHamburg or DanishBrigW. Holstein1845Mont. In Dec. 1845;
Maria TeresaMexBrigJulian Hangs1845S. Diego and Mont. May-June 1845
MarthaAmerWhalerDav. R. Drabe1845S. Diego Oct 1845
MarylandAmerBrigBlinn1841Mont spring of 1841; F. Johnson sup; Capt Blinn died on a trip to Kamchatka; Back to Mont in Nov; Henry A Pierce master and owner (DIARY)
MatadorHamburgBrigCF Matchin1845Mont July 1845
MedicisFrBarkHugueeLeft Hon June 1845 for Cal. No record of arrival
MenkarWhalerShearman1844Sept 1844
MerrimacWhaler1843Sausalito Sept 1843
ModesteEnglMofWThos Baillie1844SF and Mont Oct-Nov 1844
MonmouthWhalerHedges1844SF 1844
MoreaWhalerBenj Cushing1845SF Nov 1845
NantucketAmerWhalerGeo. W. Gardner1844Mont. Oct 1844
NaslednikRussBrigAlex Markof1845SF Oct - Nov 1845
New SpringSchr1842Sf Dec 1842
NewtonWhalerJohn Sawyer1844S. Diego Nov 30, 1844
NinfaMexSchrHen D Fitch1841MazArr fr Mazatlan April 1841
North AmericaAmerWhalerGeo Deston184331 men; Mont. Sept-Oct 1843
OajacaMexBrigA. B. Thompson1844Sta B June 1844; sailed for Mazatlan April 1945
Oregon formerly the Thos PerkinsUsBrigCarr1841SF Oct 1841
OrezaWhaler1841SF Aug 1841
Orizaba1841Doubtful record of 1841
PacificAmerWhaler1845Mont. Aug. 1845
Palatina1842At San Diego Oct-Nov 1842
PorposeUsBrigRinggold1841SF Oct 1841
PortsmouthUS MofWJohn B. Montgomery1845Hon.Mont 1845 from Honolulu
PrimaveraMexBrigAlex Chienes 1842
1844
1845
SF Oct-Nov 1842; mont autumn of 1844; Chas Baric master; S. Diego March 1845 from Mazatlan
RefakAmerWhalerHenry S. West184326 men; mont Sept 1843
ReliefUSStore-shipIsaac Sterrett1842Bodgea and Mont Jan 1842; Jan-Feb 1843
RepublicanoMexTransportMachado1845Mont. Oct. 1845
Robert BowenWhaler1843Sauzalito, Sept 1843
RosaliaLighterWm Johnson1844April 1844
RosalindEnglBrigHenry J. Crouch1841Brought bishop and others to S. diego Dec 1841, sailed in the spring of 1842
RussellWhaler1844Sta B Oct 1844
SacramentoSchrFlugge1844Patent applied for in the name of Sutter in 1844
San FransquitoLighterA. B. Thompson1844Patent applied for in Aug 1844
St. LouisUSMofW1841Mont in 1841 to carry away Estabrook and protect Americans according to Mofras, she was at Honolulu bound to cal.
SapphireWhalerCartwright1841Mont Sept 1841
SarahWhalerMyrick 1844
1845
SF in 1844 and 1845
SavannahUSMofWArmstron1844610 men; Mont Oct 3-Dec 1844 Carried Tellez and Meija as Micheltorena's agents to Mazatlan. Surgeon Wood publishe a narratife of the voyage. Bact at SF Oct 1845 from Honolulu
SoledadMexBrigChas Hubbard1843Henry Dalton sup; On Coast Oct-Dec 1843 from Mazatlan; John Swan and Capt. Flores passengers
Star of OregonOregonSchJos Gale 1841
1842
Came down the coast in 1841 and was sold in Cal, the men returning with cattle to Or in 1842
Star of the WestEnglSchrWm Atherton1845John Parrot owner. Wrecked at Pt. Lobos near Monterey July 27, 1845, and all that was save was sold to Belden and other for $3000. Davis in "Glimpses" MS 167-9 tells us that all the Montereyans became wreckers for the time, some making great gains; though 3 men were drowned
SterlingAmerShipGeo W. Vincent1844BostonThos B. Park sup; Mont from Boston 1844 still on coast in 1845
SusannahSchr1841Built in Napa Creek in 1841; at Mont from SF Nov 11-12 1843 sailed for Mazatlan. Swan says she was loaded with potatoes which were sold for $3750 and the schr for $2000 Capt. Davis returning on the California. Cooper, Log of Cal., MS calls her the Rosalia
TassoAmerBarkSam J. Hastings 1841
1845
Boston
Boston
John H Everett sep; arr from Boston June 28, 1841; sailed for Boston late 1843. Came back Feb 1845, Elliott Libbey master, Henry Mellus sup; SF Oct 11th nem ashore were arrested many stories about it.
Thomas PerkinsAmerBrigVarney1841Hon.Mont Feb 1841 fr Hon. Warren and Geiger passengers.
TrinidadMexBrigR. Menchaca 1842
1843
1843
14 men; S. Pedro July 1842 mont Sept 1843 Manuel diaz; Sept 1844 Jose M. Gamon master
United StatesUSMofWArmstron1842Flag-ship of Pacific Squadron with Com. Jones on board. Mont Oct 1842;
ValleyfieldEngBark 1842
1843
SF Sept 1842; Jan March 1843
VancouverEngBarkAlex Duncan1843Ore.30 men; Mont arv SF Feb 1843 from Col Ri.v
VandaliaAmerShipJohn C. Everett1844BostonW.D.M. Howard sup; arr Mont fr Boston Feb 21, 1844 still on coast in 1845; three sailors arrested for robbery. Englishmen were claimed by Consul Forbes. Larkin also interfered and to him the men were given up after a months imprisonment
VincennesUSMofWWilkes1841Ore.SF fr Col. Riv. Aug 14 to Nov 1 1841
WarrenUS MofWJos B. Holl 1843
1845
Hon.
Maz.
250 men; Mont from Hon. Nov-Dec 1843; July -Sept 1845 fr Mazatlan for Honolulu
WarrenWhaler1845SF Nov 1845
Waverly1845Doubful name 1845
Wm C NyeWhalerBudington 1843
1845
SF 1843; Stevens master SF 1845
YorktownUSMofWJ. H. Aulick 1841
1842
Hon.Mont fron Hon Nov 23-7 1841; SF Sept 1842; Nicholas Com
YubaLighterTheo Cordua1843Patent applied for May 1843

Ships in Atherton's Diary 1836-39 as notated by Editor Nunis

Bolivar LiberatorBrigJohn Dominas 1832
1833
1835
Oahu Jan 14,1836; prison ship for Sacramento rechristened the La Grange
La GrangeBarkB.F. Snow1836Pacific Northwest
VictoriaSchShaw1836Owned by Charles Brewer; Hon. Feb 1836;
AyacuchoEnglBrigJohn Wilson 1831
1837
Wilson a scotchman; trade between Peru and California; crew of Sandwich Islanders; James McKinley owner a scotchman who jumped ship in Call in 1824; acted as agent for JBR Cooper in Mont. Going to Los Angelos in 1835 as Larkin's agent.
LeonorMexBark 1831
1836
San BlasArv Sta B. in 1836;
Peor es NadaSchrGerard Kuppertz1834Built in Mont. Lost Jan 7, 1836
San FranciscoLighterW. A. Richardson1822Built by Richardson six months in construction
Orion1822The ship Richardson took from England and left August 2, 1822
HarbingerJoseph Steele1826
ChalcedonyJoseph Steele1832
KentJoseph Steele
Sarah and CarolineShipJoseph Steele1836Arv at Oahu April 7, 1836; sailed for Cal on the 24th
AvonWilliam s. Hinckley1834
CaliforniaAmerShipJames P. Arthur 1831
1835
1836
BostonOwned by Bryant & Sturgis; William S. Hinckley were passengers;
Brookline1829BostonJames O. Locke: Journal of a woyage from Boston in the Ship Brookline
LagodaShipJohn Bradshaw1837BostonOwned by William Oliver and Osias Goodwin, Boston merchants;
FranklinJohn Bradshaw1827Boston
PochahontasJohn Bradshaw1830Boston
Dolphin renamed the LeonidasMexBrigJuan Malarin18331836 Capt Gomez; commanded by Tucky Smith in 1837

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