Name/Title
Steamer Lancaster (1892)Entry/Object ID
2017.2.004Description
Year Built: 1892
Built By: Maryland Steel Company
Built At: Sparrows Point, MD
Built For: Weems Line
Official Number: 141217
Length: 205 feet
Beam: 56.1 feet
Depth of Hold: 10.7 feet
Gross Tons: 919 gross, 662 net
Propulsion: Sidewheel
Hull: Steel
Engine: 980 hp
Passenger Capacity: 80 First Class, 97 Second Class
Purchased by: Sold to New York in 1924.
Route: Baltimore to Rappahannock River Wharves, Baltimore to Potomac River wharves
Captains: Captain James Gourley in 1892, Captain Monique Davis in 1895
Comments: In 1905 the Pennsylvania Railroad Company purchased the Queen Ann Railroad Company, the Chester River Steamboat Company and the Weems Steamboat Company. A new subsidiary of the Railroad was incorporated, the Maryland, Delaware and Virginia Railroad Company (MD&V), to manage and operate the acquisition. Included in the transaction were the Weems steamers ST. MARY’S, WESTMORELAND, LANCASTER, POTOMAC, ESSEX, CAROLINE, NORTHUMBERLAND, MIDDLESEX, CALVERT, and ANNE ARUNDEL.
Disposition: Abandoned in 1928.Made/Created
Studio
UnknownPlace
City
IrvingtonCounty
Lancaster CountyState/Province
VirginiaCountry
United StatesContinent
North AmericaNotes
Date: unknown
