Potomac, originally named Albany (1880)

Photograph

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Steamboat Era Museum

Straight angle, medium shot of starboard.: Steamboat wharf at Colonial Beach, VA on the Potomac. Showing the excursion steamboat "Potomac" at Colonial Beach wharf. This "Potomac" was owned by B. B. Willis and operated out of Washington, DC. It was previously named "Albany" and operated on the Hudson River.
Straight angle, medium shot of starboard.

Steamboat wharf at Colonial Beach, VA on the Potomac. Showing the excursion steamboat "Potomac" at Colonial Beach wharf. This "Potomac" was owned by B. B. Willis and operated out of Washington, DC. It was previously named "Albany" and operated on the Hudson River.

Name/Title

Potomac, originally named Albany (1880)

Entry/Object ID

2017.5.001

Description

ALBANY (1880) Year Built: 1880 Built By: Harlan and Hollingsworth Built At: Wilmington, DE Built For: Hudson River Line Official Number: 105908 Purchase Price: $187,318.58 Length: 295 feet, lengthed to 325.6 feet in 1893 Beam: 40 feet Depth of Hold: 11.6 feet Tons: 1,346 gross at construction, 1,415.42 gross, 815.03 net after lengthening Propulsion: Sidewheel Purchased by: B. B. Willis at public auction in 1934 Route: Washington to Chapel Point Later Name: Potomac Comments: Former service on the Hudson River. Disposition: Dismantled in Baltimore and converted to a barge for use at West Point.