Name/Title
Sassafras (1892)Entry/Object ID
2017.8.001Description
Year Built: 1892
Built By: Charles Reeder & Sons
Built At: Baltimore, MD
Built For: Sassafrass River Steamboat Company
Official Number: 116539
Purchase Price:
Length: 151.0 feet
Beam: 28.0 feet
Depth of Hold: 8.0 feet
Gross Tons: 877 gross, 403 net
Propulsion: Sidewheel
Hull: Wood
Engine:
Passenger Capacity:
Purchased by:
Route: Sassafras River, Susquehanna River, Tolchester Beach
Captains:
Previous Name:
Later Name: ANNAPOLIS in 1902
Comments: Was named the SASSAFRAS when purchased by the Tolchester Company in 1902. She was lengthened by 25 feet by William E. Woodall. In 1924 her freight deck was cut away to carry automobiles.
Disposition: Burned and dismantled in 1935.