Name/Title
Avalon (1888)Entry/Object ID
2017.11.001Description
Year Built: 1888
Built By: Harlan & Hollingsworth
Built At: Wilmington, DE
Built For: Maryland Steamboat Company
Hull Number: 237
Official Number: 106543
Length: 190.0 feet
Beam: 30.5 feet
Depth of Hold: 8.5 feet
Gross Tons: 600 gross, 462 net
Propulsion: Sidewheels of 22 feet diameter.
Hull: Iron
Engine: 40 inch diameter cylinder by 10 foot stroke rated at 470 hp.
Passenger Capacity:
Purchased by: Included in the sale of the Maryland Steamboat Company to the Baltimore, Chesapeake and Atlantic Railway in 1894. Acquired by the Baltimore and Virginia Steamboat Company in bankruptcy proceedings in 1928. Sold to George W. Brown on 9 February 1929. Sold from U.S. Marshal to Baltimore Ship Repair Company and Acme Amusement Corp. on 9 March 1936. Federal Hill Steamboat Corporation in 1937.
Route: Piankatank route from 1888 to 1894, Choptank River, Baltimore to Betterton in 1937, Moonlight excursions in 1937
Captains: Captain Swart in 1889, Captain Leonard in 1895, Captain Howard in 1900
Later Name: Federal Hill
Disposition: Converted into a barge around 1940.
