Romance, originally named Tennessee (1898)

Photograph

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Steamboat Era Museum

Slight oblique angle, medium shot of port bow and side.

Slight oblique angle, medium shot of port bow and side.

Name/Title

Romance, originally named Tennessee (1898)

Entry/Object ID

2017.2.023

Description

TENNESSEE (1898) Year Built: 1898 Built By: Harlan & Hollingsworth Corp Built At: Wilmington, DE Built For: Baltimore Steam Packet Company Official Number: 145783 Purchase Price: Length: 245.0 feet Beam: 38.5 feet Depth of Hold: 15.8 feet Gross Tons: 1,240 gross, 743 net Propulsion: Twin Propeller Hull: Steel Later Name: ROMANCE 1935 Comments: Sold in 1906 to the Joy Steamship Company of New York and used on Long Island Sound. Renamed ROMANCE after being sold in 1935 and used for excursions. Disposition: Collided with and sunk by NEW YORK in Boston Harbor on 9 September 1936.