Name/Title
Matilda (1864)Entry/Object ID
2017.6.001Description
MATILDA (1864)
Year Built: 1864
Built By: William F. Skinner & Sons (hull) and Charles Reeder (machinery)
Built At: Baltimore, MD
Built For: Weems Line
Official Number: 16103
Length: 228 feet
Beam: 30 feet
Depth of Hold: 10 feet
Gross Tons: 707
Propulsion: Sidewheel
Hull: Wood
Engine: Single Cylinder 48 inches om diameter and 11 foot stroke
Passenger Capacity:
Purchased by: Chartered by the government during the Civil War from 12 April 1864 to 11 May 1865.
Route: Baltimore to Rappahannock
Captains: Captain Jacob Kirwan in 1865
Disposition: Sold and converted into a barge in 1883. Engine remove and used in new steamer Westmoreland.