[1] Realizing the need for more luxuriously appointed vessels on the route, the smaller SS Hermosa II was already under construction, but a decision was reached to next commission a larger ship for the growing number of tourists wishing to visit the island.

The SS Cabrillo was built for the Bannings by shipbuilder William Muller for a cost of nearly $250,000, launched on February 15, 1904, and made her first voyage to Catalina on July 4 of the same year to much fanfare.

After the war ended, the SS Catalina was sent back to be used for ferry services to and from the island, while the Cabrillo continued to be utilized by the U.S. Army, who operated her until around 1947.

[3] Having been stripped of all machinery and other useful equipment, she was scuttled at Cuttings Wharf on the shores of the Napa River, beginning the final chapter of her life.

[2] The SS Cabrillo made a feature film appearance, along with Gary Cooper, Broderick Crawford, and David Niven, in The Real Glory, where she was outfitted with a dummy, second smokestack during shooting.