Tolchester, originally named City of Philadelphia

Photograph

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Steamboat Era Museum

Picture of a postcard.

Picture of a postcard.

Name/Title

Tolchester, originally named City of Philadelphia

Entry/Object ID

2017.4.008

Description

Year Built: 1910 Built By: Harlan and Hollingsworth Company Built At: Wilmington, DE Built For: Wilmington Steamboat Company Official Number: 207201 Length: 192.9 feet Beam: 32.0 feet Depth of Hold: 11.8 feet Gross Tons: 749 gross, 435 net Propulsion: Propeller Hull: Steel Engine: 1,25 hp Passenger Capacity: 1,800 Purchased by: B. B. Willis Route: Baltimore to Tolchester Beach Captains: Captain Edward Savin Later Name: LIBERTY BELL in 1938, ASHBURY PARK in 1947, TOLCHESTER in 1948, FREESTONE in 1957, POTOMAC in 1961 Comments: 1963, 22 September; The Baltimore Sun Ran a story about steamboats named Tolchester that operated out of Baltimore transporting people to Tolchester Beach. The steamer originally named CITY OF PHILADELPHIA was identified as the third such steamboat. “The third was built as the CITY OF PHILADELPHIA at Wilmington, DE in 1910 and was brought to Baltimore in 1948 to replace the steamer Bear Mountain and renamed TOLCHESTER at that time.” Disposition: Scrapped in 1974.