Name/Title
Charlotte (1889), Later Dorothy BradfordEntry/Object ID
2017.12.003Description
Charlotte (1889)
Year Built: 1889
Built By: Neafie & Levy Shipbuilding
Built At: Philadelphia, PA
Built For: Baltimore, Chesapeake and Richmond Steamboat Company
Hull Number: 823
Official Number: 126597
Length: 228.9 feet
Beam: 38.0 feet
Depth of Hold: 22.0 feet
Gross Tons: 1,747 gross, 1,197 net
Propulsion: Propeller
Hull: Iron
Engine: Triple expansion engine with pistons of 21, 31 and 55 inches diameters and 36 inches stroke rated at 1,300 hp
Passenger Capacity:
Purchased by: Chesapeake Steamship Company in 1900, Cape Cod Steamship Company in 1911 for service between Boston and Cape Cod
Captains: Captain J. S. Bennett in 1892, Captain Robert D. Murphy in 1901, Captain Short in 1910
Later Name: Dorothy Bradford in 1911.
Disposition: Scrapped 1937
