Corsica (1882)

Photograph

Steamboat Era Museum

Abeam profile shot of starboard.

Name/Title

Corsica (1882)

Entry/Object ID

2017.12.008

Description

CORSICA (1882) Year Built: 1882 Built By: Harlan and Hollingsworth Company Built At: Wilmington, DE Built For: Chester River Steamboat Company Hull Number: 196 Official Number: 126023 Length: 140.0 feet Beam: 26.0 feet Depth of Hold: 8.6 feet Gross Tons: 368 gross, 306 net Propulsion: Propeller Hull: Iron Purchased by: In 1905 the Pennsylvania Rairoad Company purchased the Queen Ann Railroad Company, the Chester River Steamboat Company and the Weems Steamboat Company. A new subsiderary of the Railroad was incorporated, the Maryland, Delaware and Virginia Railroad Company (MD&V), to manage and operate the acquisition. Included in the transaction were the Weems steamers ST. MARY’S, WESTMORELAND, LANCASTER, POTOMAC, ESSEX, CAROLINE, NORTHUMBERLAND, MIDDLESEX, CALVERT, and ANNE ARUNDEL. Also acquired were the steamers GRATITUDE, CORSICA, EMMA A. FORD AND B. S. FORD of the Chester River Steamboat Company and the Queen Anne’s Railrod network on the Eastern Shore. In possession of U.S. Marshall and sold out of Chesapeake Bay in 1926. Comments: Built as a freighter and altered to carry passengers. She was the company's first propeller driven steamer. She had sleeping accomodations for 26 people. Disposition: Scrapped 1937.