Express, Originally Robert Garrett (1888)

Photograph

Steamboat Era Museum

Postcard. Three quarter shot of port.

Bordered postcard with top border cut off. Reverse side is divided with a note and address and is postmarked August 26, 1933.

Name/Title

Express, Originally Robert Garrett (1888)

Entry/Object ID

2017.12.019

Description

Robert Garrett (1888) Year Built: 1888 Built By: Columbia Iron Works Built At: Baltimore, MD Built For: Staten Island Rapid Transit Hull Number: 69 Official Number: 110780 Purchase Price: Length: 236 feet Beam: 61 feet Depth of Hold: 14 feet Tons: 1,592 Gross, 1121 Net Propulsion: Sidewheel Hull: 1200 hp Engine: Steel Passenger Capacity: 2,000 Purchased by: Tolchester Steamship Company in 1925 for $182,500 Route: Baltimore to Tolchester Beach Captains: Captain F. W. Koll in 1925 Previous Name: Later Name: Stapleton in 1906, Express in 1915, York River in 1940 Comments: Was put into service for the Tolchester Steamship Company as steamer Louise was taken out of service and sold. The whistle from Louise was transferred to Express. Express was double ended for transporting cars. She had a ballroom on the second deck. She was marketed as Tolchester-Express however her name was not officially changed. Disposition: Scrapped in 1956