SS Ada Hancock
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name |
|
| Owner | Phineas Banning |
| Launched | 1859 |
| Out of service | 27 April 1863 |
| Home port | San Pedro Harbor |
| Fate | Destroyed in boiler explosion |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 60 tons bm |
| Length | 60 ft (18 m) |
SS Ada Hancock was a steam-powered tender owned by Phineas Banning used to transfer passengers and cargo to and from large coastal steamships in San Pedro Harbor in the early 1860s. On April 27, 1863, her boiler exploded in San Pedro Bay, the port of Los Angeles, near Wilmington, California, killing 26 people and injuring many others of the 53 or more passengers on board.