Steamer Islesboro (1914)

Photograph

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Steamboat Era Museum

Three quarter shot from port bow.: Copy of a photograph from the January 1, 1915 issue of the Industrial Journal of Bangor, Maine. It appears in the section titled "Shipyard Notes".
Three quarter shot from port bow.

Copy of a photograph from the January 1, 1915 issue of the Industrial Journal of Bangor, Maine. It appears in the section titled "Shipyard Notes".

Name/Title

Steamer Islesboro (1914)

Entry/Object ID

2017.2.012

Description

ISLESBORO (1914) Year Built: 1914 Built By: Cobb, Butler & Co. Built At: Rockland, ME Built For: Penobscot Bay & River Steamboat Company Official Number: 212877 Purchase Price: $21,000 Length: 74.5 feet Beam: 18.0 feet Depth of Hold: 6.8 feet Gross Tons: 119 gross, 67 net Propulsion: Propeller Hull: Wood Engine: 250 hp Passenger Capacity: Purchased by: Route: Baltimore to Rock Hall Captains: Captain Bennett in 1914, Captain Potter in 1927 Previous Name: Later Name: CITY OF SOUTHPORT in 1927 Comments: Taken by the War Department for service during WW I and sold at auction in 1922. Purchased in 1926 by Potter Towboat Company for service on the Cape Fear River between Wilmington and Southport North Carolina. Taken by Captain Potter to Florida in 1929 for service on Biscayne Bay. Offered for sale by the United States Marshall in 1935 and sold to S. P. Simmons of Reedville, Virginia for use to Smith Island and Rock Hall.