Showing starboard side underway. Banner reads "Mandalay Line, Coney Island Boat."
Name/Title
Bear Mountain (1902), Originally William G. Payne
Entry/Object ID
2017.11.010
Description
Bear Mountain was built on the steel hull of the steamer Highlander which was destroyed by fire in April 1924. Highlander was built in 1902 as the steamer William G. Payne. In between she was named Bridgeport. Bear Mountain was brought into Chesapeake Bay service in 1944.
WILLIAM G. PAYNE (1902)
Year Built: 1902
Built By: Harlan and Hollingsworth Company
Built At: Wilmington, DE
Built For: NY, New Haven & Hartford RR Co
Official Number: 81809
Length: 243.3 feet
Beam: 36.9 feet
Depth of Hold: 14.6 feet
Gross Tons: 1,310 gross, 854 net
Propulsion: Sidewheel
Hull: Iron
Engine: 2,000 hp
Passenger Capacity: 2,100
Pruchased by: The Tolchester Company in 1943.
Route: Excursions to Tolchester Beach, ran on Potomac River until the end of 1952.
Captains: Captain William T. Elliott
Later Name: BRIDGEPORT in 1906,Highlander in 1915, Bear Mountain was built on the hull of Highlander after she was destroyed by fire in April 1924.
