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Name: CLAIRMONT See HELEN E Source Name: CLAIRE E Type: Sternwheeler, Towboat Size: small Launched: 1926 Area: Present: Muskinfum R.,Marietta, OH Owner: Latest known: Gene and Claire Fitch Captain and pilots: Capt. Comments: "The Claire E. is just a couple of yards away from the W. P. Snyder jr. on the Muskingum River in Marietta. Built in 1926 the former towboat Claire E. is said to be one of the first towboats to be converted to a home. Gene and Claire Fitch purchased her in 1965, converted her and then lived on the boat." © Copyright by Franz Neumeier Name: CLARA Comments: 1856, late Feb, Torn from docks and swept downstream in ice flow during Great Ice Gorge at St. Louis. Badly damaged. Name: CLARA CROW Launched: ?1870'S, early? Area: 3. 1871, California Delta, upper San Joaquin R. Name: CLARA HINE Launched: 1850s or 60s? Area: U. Miss. R. Comments: Mentioned in this Article 1. Name: CLARA S Launched: 1877, Cincinnati, Oh. Destroyed: 1883, Dec. 27, Tehula Lake, snagged and sunk. Area: 1878, New Orleans-Ouachita R. Captains: 1877, Master, William Wenzel 1878, May, Louis Ranson Name: CLAREMORE QUEEN Comments: Fictional name given to the LEADER for the filming of Will Rogers movie Steamboat Round The Bend. Source 1. Name: CLARION Type: Sternwheel, wooden hull packet. Size: 73 Tons Launched; 1851, Spring, Mononfahela, Pa. Destroyed: *cir. 1860, St. Paul Levee, sank. Area: At first, Pittsburgh - Zanesville Later, Pittsburgh - West Newton and up Youghiogheny R. Later, Three trips a week, Pittsburgh-Kittanning-Catfish 1853-57 or so, St. Paul R. trade Owners: Built for Capt. Martin Millinger *At one time, Captain Humbertson 1853-57, * Capt. Oliver Keep and Capt. John C. Hoffman Captains: A frist, Jesse White 1853-57, *Oliver Keep and John C. Hoffman Comments: Took barge carrying B&O Railroad steam engine "George Washington" to Wheeling. Engine was landed on shore near Belmont Mills with block and tackle. This was the first steam engine to come to Wheeling. : *1857, Apr. 13, was second boat out of St.Paul. : Her whistle was reported to be so large as to make her topheavy. * Information supplied by site visitor Lil Heselton.
Name: CLARKSVILLE Launched: 1839 or so, Wheeling, W. Va. Comments: Notes from WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA, WHEELING INTELLIGENCER, June 24, 1951 Name: CLARA FISHER Type: Stern-wheeler Size: Launched: 1840s, late? Comments: 1848, was at Cincinnati's levee. Name: CLAY 3. Name: CLEOPATRA Launched: 1850's early Area: 1854-56, Sacramento R. Calif. Owner(s): 1856, California Steam Navigation Company Name: CLERMONT, Originally called the "Experiment". Also refered to as the NORTH RIVERType: Sidewheel and sails. Size: 149' x 18' x 7' (original size was 133' long-then modified) Launched: 1807 Area: Lower Hudson R., Albany - New York City Owner: Hudson River Steamboat Co. Captains: Andrew Brink, Bartholomew, Artur Helme Roorback Comments: from Boone's Lick Heritage Quarterly. : Her conception and first voyages : Named for Chancellor Livingston's home, Clermont. The Chancelor supplied the funds to build the boat. : See Model Name: CLERMONT Type: Sternwheel, wooden hull packet. Size: 79 tons Launched: 1863, New Richmond, Oh. Destroyed: 1867, Mar. 8 near Helena, Zurdette Chute, snagged, turned turtle, lost. Area: White R.- New Orleans Owners: At first, Capt. Irwin. 1864, Mar. 15, Irwin sold to Capt. Uriah B. Scott for $20,000 Comments: Mentioned in this Article Name: CLEVELAND Type: Sidewheeler Cost: boat: $22,500 Boilers and engines: $50,000 Launched: 1837 Area: Great lakes Comments: Mentioned in this Article Name: CLIFFORD B. SEAY Area: 1890s, Coosa R. (Ga. and ALA.) Captains: At one time, Samuel A Cosper Comments: Source Name: CLIFTON Type: 1863, Galveston, Tex., Union Gunboat Comments: 1863, Sept. 1, Galveston Bay, Tex., Confederate cannon destroyed her boilers. : Source 1. Name: CLIFTON Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Detroit Publishing Company Collection. Click on picture to enlarge Type: Sidewheeler/ wood hull Size: Length: 182'; Width: 36'; Draft: 6' Launched: 1864, Cincinnati Destroyed: 1869, burned at Cincinnati docks. Gunpowder magazine exploded. Took several other boats with her. Area: Memphis to Cicinnati Owner: Capt. George D. Hoople and others Captain: Hoople, George D. Stine, Frank Comments: Ran under Memphis and Cincinnatti Packet Co. colors under Capt. Frank Stine. Collided with The ROSE HITE and had to be towed back to Louisville by the TARASCON. 1868, May 2: Burst starboard steam line. Dammaged cabin floor. No serious injuries. 1869, May 12: She burned at Cincinnati docks. Gunpowder magazing exploded. She took several other packets with her. 1. Name: CLIFTON/OHIO Type: sidewheel wooden hull packet. Size: 252' X 39' X 6'. Power: engines, 20's- 7 ft. 3 boilers, each 47" X 28', six 10" flues. Launched: 1879, Cincinnati, Oh., Cincinnati Marine Ways Co. Destroyed: 1881, Jan. 20, Ky. R., sunk by ice. Raised and rebuilt into the OHIO Owners: David Gibson, Capt. Wash Honshell, J.N. Willianson, T.N. Johnson and others. Associated with: Operated in the Pittsburgh & St. Louis Packet Company Name: CLINTON Launched: 1828 in Wheeling, W. Va. Area: Ohio R. Comments: Notes from WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA, WHEELING NEWS-REGISTER, June 24, 1951 Name: CLIPPER 1840-43 1. Name: CLIPPER Type: Sidewheel wooden hull packet. Size: 173' X 22'4" X 4' 8" Power: Single compound engine, 16", 32"-6'. 2 boilers, later 3. Launched: 1843, Pittsburgh, Pa Destroyed: 1850, out of service. Area: Pittsburgh-Cincinnati until outclassed by better boats. Then tramped. Owners: Capt. Horatio Nelson Crooks, with *Thomas K. Litch and **Ezra Porter. Captain: Horatio Nelson Crooks Comments:*Thomas K. Litch was builder of the engine. **Ezra Porter ran the boat yard at Shousetown, Pa. : Was first western steamboat to have compound engines. These engines became known as "Clipper Engines" Name: CLIPPER 1859-66 Name: CLIPPER 1865-65 Name: CLIPPER 1867-82 Name: CLIPPER 1880- still active 1886, New Orleans 1. Name: CLIPPER Type: Probably a sternwheeler, sawmill boat. Launched: 1888, Hays Landing, W. Va. on Ohio R. Area: Tenn. R. Owners: variously owned, but for a time by Doss Baker, Clifton, Tenn. Comments: eventually became 1916 CLIPPER. (see below) : This is more than likely the same boat as the 1888 SAWMILL CLIPPER 1. Name: CLIPPER Type: Sternwheel, wooden hull Packet. Size: 135' X 23' X 5.' Power: 8's-42" stroke. 1 boiler, 48" X 18' Launched: 1916, Slidell, La. Destroyed: 1928, Mar. New Orleans, in spectacular fire. Area: 1916, Black and Ouachita Rs. Owners: Carter Bros., New Orleans Comments: Boat originated as the 1880 SAWMILL CLIPPER above. Got new hull in 1916 and was extensively rebuilt, probably using much equipment from 1888 SAWMILL CLIPPER (Above). 1. Name: CLIPPER No. 2 Type: Sidewheel wooden hull packet. Size: 210 X 28.9 X 6. Launched: 1846, Shousetown, Pa. Destroyed: 1854, dismantled Power: Compound Engines, 16's, 32's- 7 ft. Area: Pittsburgh-Cincinnati Owners: Capt. Horatio Nelson Crooks, George Black, Robert S. Hays, Thomas S Clarke, William Thaw, William Bigham, Edwin R. Wells, Thomas K. Litch, Alex Miller, and David Holmes. Captains: Later, Pres Duvol, John Shouse. Comments: Was the first double engine compound steamboat on western waters. These engines became known as "Clipper Engines" : Capt. C.W. Batchelor was pilot on her for three seasons. Said she was hard to steer. Finally got off "to go home and die", which he didn't. : Engineer Sam Young said she was hard to keep steam up on. Name: COAPAH Launched: 1850s, early. Area: Colorado R. Owner: Johnson, George Name: COCOPAH From John Hartford River Musician Click on picture to enlarge To boats begining with COL. OR COLONEL Name: COLORADO, might be 2. the other a Stern-wheeler Type: Side-wheeler Size: Launched: 1850s, early Area: Mo. R./ Colorado R. Owner: Johnson, George Captain and pilots: Capt. Comments: 1865, At Omaha docks with supplies for building railroad. Name: COLUMBIA Type: Stern-wheeler, Size: 90 X 16 Launched: 1850 Area: Columbia R. Astoria to Portland. *Possibly to Panama Captains: *1853, Dec., Doll Comments: *Source Name: COLUMBIA (Originally the CAPITOL CITY) Type: Sternwheel, wooden hull packet. Size as COLUMBIA, 156' x 24.2' x 4' Rebuilt as COLUMBIA: 1893, Pt. Pleasant, W. Va. Destroyed: 1908, Mar. 25, 5 AM, hit lock wall at Damn 18, lost. No lives lost. Power: As COLUMBIA, Engines, 12's- 4 1/2 ft., 2 boilers, each 36" X 22'. Area: at first, Charleston-Galliposis R. 1905, Marietta - Pt. Pleasant, towing owner's showboat. Owners: 1899 - 1901, Kanawha Navigation Company. 1901, went to Charleston & Gallipolis Packet Company. 1902, June 28, sold entire to H.W. Senz, Malden, W. Va. 2 days later sold to Montgomery & Gallipolis Packet Company. 1905, Feb. 1, purchased entire by Capt. E.E. Eisenbarth. Captains: At first, Miller Burdette 1904, Mar. 25, A.S. Leash, Red House, W. Va. Comments: 1904, Mar. 25, wind blew her into a rock. Sank. Raised. : Whistle went to HELEN LANE Name: COLUMBIAType: Sternwheel, wooden hull packet/excursionboat Size: 166.5' X 33.6' X 5.' Power: Engines, 14's- 6 ft. Two boilers Launched: 1897, Clinton, Iowa Destroyed: 1918, July 5, Pekin, Ill., snagged in fog. 89 lives lost. Area: 1912-18, excursions on Ill. R. Owners: Built for W.J. Young & Co., Clinton, Iowa 1905, Mar. purchased by Capt. Walter Blair and others 1912, Jan., sold to Capt. H.F. Meld, Peoria, Ill for $14,500 Captains: 1905, S.R. Dodds became master. Comments: 1905, winter, Capt. Blair removed 10 forward staterooms to make an excursion boat of her. : 1907, Sept., chartered to participate in Roosevelt Parade, Keokuk-Memphis Name: COLUMBIA QUEEN Type: propeller driven steamboat style overnight cruise boat Launched: 2000 Leevac Shipyards, Inc., Jennings, LA, completed at Cascade General, Inc., in Portland, Or. for Delta Queen Steamboat Co. Size: 218' x 66', 1,599 tons. 81 passengers in cabins. Owners: 2000- 2001, Delta Queen Steamboat Co. 2005 - ?, Great American River Journeys Co. Seattle Office From The James E. York Post Card Collection
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Toll Free 800-901-9152 Comments: Though she has no paddlewheel, everything else about this boat is truly steamboat style. Name: COLUMBIA GORGE Type: diesel-electric Sternwheeler Destroyed: Still afloat? Source 3. Name: COLUSA Launched: 1850's early Area: 1854-56, Sacramento R. Calif. Owner(s): 1856, California Steam Navigation Company Name: COLUMBUS Launched: 1830s Area: Misss. R.
3. Name: COMANCHE Launched: 1850s? Early? Destroyed: 1853, Suisun Bay, Calf. Run down and sunk by the JOHN BRAGDON Area: 1850s, early California Delta Name: COMET Type: Size: small Launched: 1812, Approx., by Fulton, Robert and Livingston, Robert Owner: Mr. Bell Comments: Source Name: COMET Type: Sternwheel, wooden hull packet. Size: 25 ton Launched: 1813, Brownsville, Pa. Destroyed: 1814, dismantled because she was too deep and slow for Miss R. Area: N. O. to Natchez Owner: French, Daniel, possibly funded whole or in part by Capt. Abraham Kimber, Brownsville Captain: Capt. Henry Shreve Comments: 1814, set record for up-river trip between N.O. and Natchez at 5 days 10 hrs. : see Article : Also See Name: COMET No. 3 Comments: Credit Comments: Made run N.O. - Natchez 1814, 5/10/0 Name: COMET Type: Sternwheeler Size: 60' X 12' Power: 60 hp boiler, and two 20 hp engines Launched: 1908, July 4 Destroyed: 1908? tied up at Green River City, Co., the engines removed, and the old hulk finally floundered there. Area: Green River, Colorado Owner: Green River Navigation Company Captain: H. Larsen Comments: Source Name: COMMODORE PREBLE Launched: 1840s? mid? Area: Originally, Long Island Sound, then California Delta Name: COMMODORE VANDERBILT Type: Side-wheeler Size: Launched: 1840s? Area: Eastern Boat Owner: Vanderbilt, C. Comments: Lost race with OREGON Name: COMMONWEALTH Type: Side-wheeler Size: 456' Launched: 1908 Destroyed: Post 1937 Area: Long Island Sound Owner: New Haven Railroad Captain and pilots: Capt. Comments: Was worlds longest and at $2,000,000 the most costly boat when launched. Comments: See this web site: Fall River and Providence Steamboat Company *Name: COMMONWEALTH Type: Sidewheel steel hull Excursion boat Size: 455' 2" X 55', BWL (94'7" over guards) Power: a 12,000 Hp compound inclined engine with feathering wheels. Turbine and propellers were considered, but rejected for the advantages of sidewheels. Launched: 1907, October 12, Delivered for service June 23, 1908 Destroyed: Post 1937 Area: Long Island Sound Owner: New Haven Railroad Comments: Was worlds longest and at $2,000,000 the most costly boat when launched. : Built for night service between New York and Fall River with 1703 berths. : Forced air draft for boilers supplied ventilation air for first class cabins. : Outfitted with electric lighting, pressurized fire hoses and thermostatically controlled heat. : Interior furnished in mixture of French, Italian Renaisance and Venetian/Gothic styles. : During speed trials maximum speed was 23.09 mph. * All the above data is gleaned from a report read at the 16th general meeting of SNAME in New York in November, 1908.
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