Havana, Originally Cosmopolitan (1861)

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Name/Title

Havana, Originally Cosmopolitan (1861)

Entry/Object ID

2017.13.001

Description

Cosmopolitan (1861) Year Built: 1861 Built By: John Englis & Son Built At: Greenpoint, NY Built For: Sanford Line of New York Official Number: 95074 Purchase Price: Length: 222.0 feet Beam: 31.0 feet Depth of Hold: 12.0 feet Gross Tons: 885 gross, 709 net Propulsion: Sidewheel driven by a single cylinder of 50 inches diameter and 11 foot stroke Hull: Wood Engine: Passenger Capacity: Purchased by: To USQMD in 1863, Offered for sale by USQMD in 1867, Florida & Havana Steamship Company in 1871, Baltimore, Chesapeake & Richmond Steamboat Company in 1875, Potomac Transportation Company in 1890, Sold out of the Bay in 1890 Route: West Point to Baltimore 1873-1890, sometimes including Richmond as Havana Captains: Captain A. C. Nickle in 1873 Later Name: Havana in 1871, Paul Koch in 1897, EDMUND BUTLER in 1899 Disposition: Abandoned in 1900