Steamer Northumberland (1900)

Photograph

Steamboat Era Museum

Oblique angle, closeup shot of bow and port.

Name/Title

Steamer Northumberland (1900)

Entry/Object ID

2017.2.011

Description

Year Built: 1900 Built By: Neafie & Levy Built At: Philadelphia, PA Built For: Weems Line Official Number: 130855 Length: 190.0 feet Beam: 41.0 feet Depth of Hold: 11.0 feet Gross Tons: 993 gross, 675 net Propulsion: Propeller Hull: Steel Engine: 1,500 hp Purchased by: In 1905 the Pennsylvania Railroad Company purchased the Queen Ann Railroad Company, the Chester River Steamboat Company and the Weems Steamboat Company. A new subsiderary of the Railroad was incorporated, the Maryland, Delaware and Virginia Railroad Company (MD&V), to manage and operate the acquisition. Included in the transaction were the Weems steamers ST. MARY’S, WESTMORELAND, LANCASTER, POTOMAC, ESSEX, CAROLINE, NORTHUMBERLAND, MIDDLESEX, CALVERT, and ANNE ARUNDEL. Also acquired were the steamers GRATITUDE, CORSICA, EMMA A. FORD AND B. S. FORD of the Chester River Steamboat Company and the Queen Anne’s Railroad network on the Eastern Shore. Route: Baltimore to Potomac Later Name: NORFOLK (1937) Comments: Sold to New York and converted to an excursion boat. Sold to a company in New Jersey in 1932. Sold to a company in Norfolk mid 1930s. Disposition: Burned at Claremont, VA in 1945.