Clinton was the first steam ferry built in California and used on San Francisco Bay in 1853.
Clinton was built by Domingo Marcucci in early 1853, for Charles Minturn of the Conta Costa Steam Navigation Company.
She was a 194-ton, side-wheel steamer, with a walking beam and powered by a 125-horsepower (93 kW), low-pressure engine.
In 1866, he moved the remains of his fleet to operate between San Francisco and Marin and Sonoma Counties.
[2]: 131 Clinton ended her career in 1877, sinking after a collision with another ship.