Steamer Mohawk, Originally Named Anne Arundel

Photograph

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Steamboat Era Museum

Side angle, medium shot of starboard.

Side angle, medium shot of starboard.

Name/Title

Steamer Mohawk, Originally Named Anne Arundel

Entry/Object ID

2017.2.009

Description

ANNE ARUNDEL (1904) Built By: Baltimore Shipbuilding & Drydock Company Built At: Baltimore, MD Built For: Weems Line Official Number: 201088 Length: 174.2 feet Beam: 36.0 feet Depth of Hold: 10.2 feet Gross Tons: 795 gross, 630 net Propulsion: Propeller Hull: Steel Engine: Triple expansion engine with 12.5, 20.5 and 36 inches diameter cylinders and 24 inches stroke rated at 500 hp Purchased by: Maryland, Delaware and Virginia Railroad Company (MD&V) in 1905, Baltimore and Virginia Steamboat Company (B&V) in 1924, Western Shore Steamboat Company in 1932. Route: Baltimore to Potomac River landings, Baltimore to Patuxent River landings, Baltimore to Rappahannock River landings Captains: Captain William Geoghegan in 1904, Captain Robert Horseman in 1916, Captain Mason Gurley in 1927, Captain John Davis in 1936 Later Name: MOHAWK Comments: Requisitioned by U.S. Navy during WW2 and renamed MOHAWK. Disposition: Scrapped in Baltimore in 1952.