During World War I the transpacific service slowed significantly from repeated faults and the general increase in war-related traffic.

SS China (1866-1883): Built for the Pacific Mail's transpacific service and launched on December 8, 1866.

She then entered the transpacific service until 1883 when she was sold to Henry Villard.

July 29 - Qantas introduces the Boeing 707 on its Sydney-San Francisco route, the first transpacific service flown by jet.

Philippine Airlines will begin a scheduled transpacific service in December.

By the end of the decade America West had a nationwide route network from Phoenix and was lobbying for transpacific service.

Delta started its first transpacific service to Tokyo, Japan, from Portland, Oregon, on March 2, 1987.

Now without a transpacific service, Grace did not need the six intercoastal freighters and sold them off to the American Hawaiian Line.

As illustrated on this page, a postage stamp, Scott Catalog C-20, was printed for use on the transpacific service.

On 21 September 1903, the aging vessel was finally retired from transpacific service by Pacific Mail.