Steamer Georgia (1887)

Photograph

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Steamboat Era Museum

Port profile shot taken in 1928 during her second career on Long Island Sound.

Port profile shot taken in 1928 during her second career on Long Island Sound.

Name/Title

Steamer Georgia (1887)

Entry/Object ID

2017.1.018

Description

Year Built: 1887 Built By: Harlan and Hollingsworth Company Built At: Wilmington, DE Built For: Baltimore Steam Packet Company Official Number: 85961 Length: 280.1 feet Beam: 40.0 feet Depth of Hold: 15.0 feet Gross Tons: 1,749 gross, 1,188 net Propulsion: Propeller Hull: Iron Purchased by: Sold in 1907 to the Hartford & New York Transportation Company and operated on the Providence Line. Comments: Georgia was long considered one of the finest examples of Chesapeake passenger steamboats. First Propeller-type boat for the Baltimore Steam Packet Company. Became a floating night club at New Haven in 1930. Disposition: Scrapped in Baltimore in 1937.