November 1871 stated that the 240 pound sterling per round-trip subsidy was not enough to cover his losses operating San Francisco on the route, and he expected that the government would work to improve the profitability. Apparently, the situation did not improve and Webb notified the government in late December 1872 that he would abandon the route in January 1873. San Francisco scrapped (1874) Webb found no further use for the ship and there are no newspaper accounts of her sailing again after returning from Bermuda. On 8 July 1874 San Francisco cleared New York for Fall River, Massachusetts. She was towed there by the tug Cora L. Staples. She was broken up in Fall River. References Ships of the Union Navy Ships built in Philadelphia Steamships of the United States Navy American Civil War patrol vessels of the United States 1853 ships