Steamer Georgia (1887)

Photograph

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Steamboat Era Museum

Full port view taken in 1928

Full port view taken in 1928

Name/Title

Steamer Georgia (1887)

Entry/Object ID

2017.1.018

Description

Year Built: 1887 Built By: Harlan and Hollingsworth Company Built At: Wilmington, DE Built For: Baltimore Steam Packet Company Official Number: 85961 Length: 280.1 feet Beam: 40.0 feet Depth of Hold: 15.0 feet Gross Tons: 1,749 gross, 1,188 net Propulsion: Propeller Hull: Iron Purchased by: Sold in 1907 to the Hartford & New York Transportation Company and operated on the Providence Line. Comments: First Propeller-type boat for the Baltimore Steam Packet Company. Became a floating night club at New Haven in 1930. Disposition: Scrapped in Baltimore in 1937.