Tred Avon (1884)

Photograph

Steamboat Era Museum

Oblique angle, medium distance shot.

Name/Title

Tred Avon (1884)

Entry/Object ID

2017.4.009

Description

Year Built: 1884 Built By: William E. Woodall Built At: Baltimore, MD Built For: Choptank River Steamboat Company Official Number: 145390 Length: 160.0 feet Beam: 33.0 feet Depth of Hold: 9.0 feet Gross Tons: 677 gross, 598 net Propulsion: Propeller Hull: Composite Engine: 350 hp Comments: Sold to Baltimore, Chesapeake, and Atlantic Railroad Company in 1894. Chartered to the Baltimore Steam Packet Company in 1896 to replace VIRGINIA on its routes but proved too slow. Sold to Baltimore and Virginia Steamboat Company under bankruptcy proceedings in 1927. Sold to the Refining Transportation Company for freight service in 1930. Disposition: Scrapped in 1939.