Steamer Majestic, Originally Named Happy Day

Photograph

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Steamboat Era Museum

Newspaper clipping. Side view, long shot of port.

Newspaper clipping. Side view, long shot of port.

Name/Title

Steamer Majestic, Originally Named Happy Day

Entry/Object ID

2017.2.006

Description

HAPPY DAY (1903) Year Built: 1903 Built By: Built At: New York, NY Built For: Official Number: 96688 Length: 201.8 feet Beam: 30.0 feet Depth of Hold: 10.0 feet Gross Tons: 717 gross, 518 net Propulsion: Sidewheel Hull: Steel Engine: 750 hp Purchased by: Maryland State Roads Commission in 1925 Route: Claiborne to Annapolis Later Name: MAJESTIC Disposition: Sank in 1928 in unusual circumstances while operating as an excursion boat coming into Baltimore Harbor. Raised and converted into a barge.