Steamer City of Richmond (1913)

Photograph

Steamboat Era Museum

City of Richmond underway in rough waters. Bow and starboard side. Newspaper clipping.

Name/Title

Steamer City of Richmond (1913)

Entry/Object ID

2017.1.001

Description

Year Built: 1913 Built By: Maryland Steel Company Built At: Sparrows Point, MD Built For: Chesapeake Steamship Company Official Number: 211710 Length: 261.6 feet Beam: 53.1 feet Depth of Hold: 14.1 feet Gross Tons: 1,923 gross, 1,127 net Propulsion: Propeller Hull: Steel Engine: Triple expansion engine with pistons of 23, 38, 45 and 45 inches and 36 inches stroke generating 2,500 hp Purchased by: Baltimore Steam Packet Company (Old Bay Line) on 10 June 1941, Sold to private interests in 1962. Route: Baltimore to Norfolk Captains: Captain Borum in 1915, Captain Samuel Boyd Chapman in 1937 Disposition: Sank off Georgetown, S.C. on 5 October 1964 while being towed to the Virgin Islands for use as a restaurant hotel. See other pictures of City of Richmond in the Hans Marx collection, 2024.43.