Brother Jonathan

1850 November 2

Launched at the shipyard of Perine, Patterson and Stack at Williamsburg, New York, for Edward S. Mills. Sailed between New York and Chagres for Mills in 1851 and 1852.

1852 March

Sold to Cornelius Vanderbilt in March, 1852, who operated her in the coastwise trade between San Francisco and San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua.

1856

She continued in the Pacific coastwise service in the ownership of John T. Wright who renamed her Commodore.

1858

In 1858, California Steam Navigation Co. purchased the steamer and changed the name back to Brother Jonathan.

1865 July 30

Lost on July 30, 1865 off St. George's Reef, just north of Cresent City, California.