 Winfield Scott color lithograph
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Namesake | Winfield Scott |
| Operator | Pacific Mail Steamship Company |
| Route | Panama-San Francisco |
| Builder | Westervelt & MacKay |
| Launched | 27 October 1850 |
| Out of service | 2 December 1853 |
| Fate | Wrecked on Anacapa Island |
| Notes | Set a record 49-day transit between New York and San Francisco in 1852 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Passenger |
| Tonnage | 1,291 gross tons |
| Length | 225 feet (69 m) |
| Beam | 34.6 feet (10.5 m) |
| Depth | 29.1 feet (8.9 m) |
| Decks | 3 |
| Installed power | 2 × Morgan Iron Works side-lever steam engines |
| Propulsion | 2 × paddle-wheels assisted by sail |
| Sail plan | Three masts, square sails |
| Capacity | |
SS Winfield Scott (Steamship) | |
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| Location | Anacapa Island |
| Coordinates | 34°01′00″N 119°23′00″W / 34.01667°N 119.38333°W |
| Area | 0.7 acres (0.28 ha) |
| Architect | Westervelt & MacKay |
| NRHP reference No. | 87002111[1] |
| Added to NRHP | 12 September 1988 |
SS Winfield Scott was a sidewheel steamer that transported passengers and cargo between San Francisco, California and Panama in the early 1850s, during the California Gold Rush. After entering a heavy fog off the coast of Southern California on the evening of December 1, 1853, the ship crashed into Middle Anacapa Island. All 450 passengers and crew survived, but the ship was lost.
Winfield Scott has been the object of numerous salvage operations since the crash, and currently rests underwater as part of the Channel Islands National Park and Marine Sanctuary. The Winfield Scott wreck site is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.