Francis Scott Key, Originally Named Susquehanna (1898)
Entry/Object ID
2017.14.001
Description
SUSQUEHANNA (1898)
Year Built: 1898
Built By: Charles Reeder
Built At: Baltimore, MD
Built For: Tolchester Beach Improvement Company
Official Number: 116827
Purchase Price:
Length: 157.7 feet
Beam: 38.0 feet
Depth of Hold: 9.0 feet
Gross Tons: 462 gross, 314 net
Propulsion: Propeller
Hull: Iron
Engine: Compoound Engine with 20 and 38 inch pistons and 28 inch storke rated at 725 hp.
Purchased by: Parties in kershaw in 1923. Sound Steamship Company of New York in 1939. Tolchester Beach Improvement Company in 1947.
Route: Susquehanna River, Tolchester
Later Name: FRANCIS SCOTT KEY in 1947
