Richmond (1890)

Photograph

Steamboat Era Museum

Straight angle, medium shot. Picture is a clipping from a newspaper.

Name/Title

Richmond (1890)

Entry/Object ID

2012.1.007

Description

RICHMOND (1890) Year Built: 1890 Built By: Skinner Shipbuilding & Drydock Company Built At: Baltimore, MD Built For: Weems Line Official Number: 110862 Length: 208.0 feet Beam: 56.2 feet Depth of Hold: 11.3 feet Gross Tons: 865 gross, 648 net Propulsion: Sidewheel Hull: Wood Engine: 952 hp Route: Baltimore to Rappahannock Captains: Captain James Gourley in 1890 Disposition: Burned to the water's edge in Fredericksburg in 1901. Last wooden hull ship built for the Weems Line

Made/Created

Artist

A. D. Alexander

Studio

Unknown

Date made

1901 - 1901

Place

Location

Fredericksburg, Va

Notes

Date: 11/14/1901