Name/Title
Pennsylvania (1900)Entry/Object ID
2017.2.016Description
Year Built: 1900
Built By: Roach Shipbuilding Company
Built At: Chester, PA
Built For: New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk Railroad
Purchase Price: $250,000
Length: 255 feet
Beam: 40.9 feet
Depth of Hold: 17 feet
Tons: 1350 Gross, Net
Propulsion: Twin screw.
Hull: Steel
Engine: Two four-cylinder expansion engines of 18, 29, 33 and 33 inches diameter and 26 inch stroke making 3500 hp.
Route: Cape Charles to Norfolk
Captains: Captain Edward Richardson, First Officer A. Sadler, Purser H. B. Williams and Chief Engineer Jeff Wright on first crew in 1900
