Atlanta (1896)

Photograph

Steamboat Era Museum

Photo of an artist's drawing of the ship in profile of port.

Name/Title

Atlanta (1896)

Entry/Object ID

2017.11.007

Description

Year Built: 1896 Built By: William Cramp & Sons Built At: Philadelphia, PA Built For: Southern Railway Company Company, but operated by Baltimoe, Chesapeake and Richmond Steamboat Company which Southern Railway acquired along with Richmond, York River and Chesapeake Railway in 1894. Hull Number: 287 Official Number: 107216 Length: 225.3 feet Beam: 42.1 feet Depth of Hold: 14.2 feet Tons: 2094 Gross, Net Propulsion: Propeller Hull: Steel Engine: Triple expansion engine with pistons of 24, 38 and 62 inches diameters and 36 inches stroke generating 2,351 hp. Chesapeake Steamship Company in 1900, sold to concerns in Mexico in 1915, New York and New Orleans Steamship Company in 1917, Colonial Navigation Company in 1932, Sound Steamship Company in 1938, Philadelphia and Norfolk Steamship Company in 1941, War Shipping Administration in 1942 Later Name: Cambridge in 1917 Disposition: Wrecked and sank off Sao Luiz de Maranhao (off the coast of Brazil) in 1950.