Florida (1876)

Photograph

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Steamboat Era Museum

Starboard profile shot.: Bordered postcard with divided back. Nor message, address or stamp on postcard. Picture is from a Currier and Ives lithograph.
Starboard profile shot.

Bordered postcard with divided back. Nor message, address or stamp on postcard. Picture is from a Currier and Ives lithograph.

Name/Title

Florida (1876)

Entry/Object ID

2017.14.005

Description

Florida (1876) Year Built: 1876 Built By: Maister & Reaney Built At: Baltimore, MD Built For: Baltimore Steam Packet Company Official Number: 120257 Purchase Price: Length: 259.0 feet Beam: 36.1 feet Depth of Hold: 13.6 feet Gross Tons: 1,279 Propulsion: Sidewheel Hull: Wood Engine: 2,513 hp Passenger Capacity: Purchased by: Route: Captains: Previous Name: Later Name: Comments: Last wooden boat built for the Baltimore Steam Packet Company. Machinery from STATE OF VIRGINIA (1) was used in construction of the ship. Was sold to James H. Gregory of New York for $3500 to be broken up in 1892. Disposition: After sale and on the way north she sank at the end of a tow line off Atlantic City on a stormy afternoon, 28 April 1892.