Chowan (1875)

Photograph

Steamboat Era Museum

Abeam profile of starboard.

Name/Title

Chowan (1875)

Entry/Object ID

2017.12.006

Description

Chowan (1875) Year Built: 1875 Built By: Harlan & Hollingsworth Built At: Wilmington, DE Built For: Albemarle Steam Navigation Company Hull Number: 148 Official Number: 125363 Length: 150.0 feet Beam: 28.0 feet Depth of Hold: 8.9 feet Gross Tons: 459 gross, 394 net Propulsion: Sidewheel Hull: Iron Engine: Single piston of 36 inches diameter and eight feet stroke rated at 100 hp. Cost at Construction: $60,000 Purchased by: Sold to Nanticoke Steamboat company in 1889 for $25K. Sold to Maryland Steamboat company in 1892 for $13,500. Included in the sale of the company to the Baltimore, Chesapeake, and Atlantic Railroad Company on 20 October 1894. Resold to the Albemarle Steamboat Company in 1903 Route: Nanticoke River, Choptank River, Norfolk to points on The Albemarle Sound. Captains: Captain Andrew Ainsworth in 1875, Captain Lambert Jackson in 1889 Later Name: Nanticoke Disposition: Sold to Venezuela in 1909.