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Name: E. DOUGLAS
Type: Sternwheel tow boat Size: 112.3' x 24.2' x 4.6'
Launched: 1896, in Wabasha, MN
Destroyed: 1916, April, disamantled
Area: 1896 - 1907, Miss, R.; 1907 - , Black Warrior R.
Captain(s): 1907, Pickley, E. V., Pilot, Nicholes, Charles
Comments: This information from Jerry Canavit
Name: E.A. OGDEN
1847-50
1. Name: E.A. OGDEN
Type: Sidewheel, wooden hull packet. Size: 280.5' X 36' X 6.', 399 tons.
Launched: 1855, St. Louis, Mo.
Destroyed: 1860, Feb. 22, Jefferson City, Mo. Don't know how.
Area: Mo. R.
: 1857, Diary of E.F. Beadle has arriving at Omaha June 11, June 30,
July 19.
: 1858, Summer, St. Louis - Sioux City
Captains: 1855, Hamilton Lee
: 1858, Wm. Thompson
Comments: Said to have made enough to pay for herself in first 6 months.
Name: E. A. WOODRUFF
Type: Snagboat
Area:Ohio R.
Comments: Notes from The Tribune Telegraph,
Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio, Wed. July. 12 1897
Name: E. H. DURFEE
Type: Sternwheel, wooden hull poacket. Size: 206' X 35'
Power: 16's-6 ft., 3 boilers each 38" X 26'. By John Herbertson, Brownsville, Pa.
Launched: 1871, Pittsburgh, Pa. at Eberman and McFall Yard.
Destroyed: 1881, May 23. Overloaded. Went down at mouth of
Gasconade R. Boat and cargo total loss.
Said to have been overloaded. Boat valued at $18.000.
Area: Out of Pittsburgh, mostly to U. Mo R.
1876, Aug., took 6 companies of the 5th U.S. Infantry to Indian wars.
Under Capt. Keith (below), Lower Missouri R. to St. Louis
Owners: Built for Capt. William Coulson and others (The Coulson Line), possibly including
Capt. Frank M. Dozier.
Later, Capt. George G. Keith and others
Comments: In all, made 7 trips to Fort Benton.
: Named for one of the owners of the firm of Durfee and
Peck, Fur Traders, Levenworth Ks. who donated a fine carpet
for the new boat.
Name: E. H. FAIRCHILD
Launched: 1850s?
Area: Ohio R. and Miss. R. and Mo. R.
Owner: Lightning Line
Name: Name: E.M. RYLAND
Type: Sidewheel wooden hull packet. Size: 267 tons.
Area: MISS. R.
Launched: 1857, Brownsville, Pa.
Destroyed: 1861, Oct. 8, St. Louis, burned and lost.
Owner: E.M. Ryland
Comments: From The Diary Of Joseph T. Anderson, shopkeeper,
Commerce Mo.(Though the writer refers to this boat by several Initials, "E.M."
are the correct ones.)
- Wednesday Evening, March 20th, 1861 ". . . .The Ryland
landed here 4 o'clock going down. Took 7 cords wood, but
put off no freight. . . . "
- Friday Evening, March 20th, 1861. " . . . Steamer
E. M. Ryland landed here at quarter past ten o'clock
last night. Took ten cords of woodand weightd anchor
again. . . ."
- Tuesday Night, March 26th, 1861 ". . . . The R. E. Ryland
landed about 3 o'clock today and put off some goods for
H. Brock and Dennings. . . . "
- Wednesday Night, March 27th, 1861. "Business has been dull
today. . . . The R.E. Ryland landed about 3 o'clock this
evening going up; took 10 cords of wood. . . . "
- Monday Night, april 1st, 1861. " . . . The E. M. Ryland
came up about eight o'clock tonight and took ten cords of wood."
- Saturday Night, April 6th, 1861. "Business has been very brisk
today. Steamers running pretty briskly. . . . The Dickey and
the Ryland both landed at the same time about 4 o'clock. The
Ryland took six cords of wood and brike for Columbus. . . . "
- Sunday Night April 7th, 1861. " . . . About half past eight o'clock
the E. M. Ryland landed and took 11 cords of wood. We sent sixty-five
dollars to Berthold Smith & Co. by him. . . . "
- Wednesday Night, April 17th 1861. Business tolerable. River on
stand. Boats plenty. We received sone good news this morning
on the Ryland but Baker did not come back. Considerable confusement
about the war newe still coming stating that a fight we are bound
to have."
- Thursday Night, April 18th 1861. "Business tolerable. River
falling. Boats very plentiful. Ryland went up this morning. Perry
down. L. Budrgess and John Jehlen got off the Ryland. . . . ."
- Sunday Night, April 21st 1861. "I lay down about 10 o'clock and went
to sleep and while I was sleeping the Ryland came and began to take wood.
She took on about 6 cords before I awoke, took 6 more and started. . . ."
- Thursday Night, May 2nd 1861. "Business very good. Weather
pretty but cold. River about on a stand. Ryland went up and Perry down
today. No mail came. Reason we do not know.
- Monday Night, May 7th 1861. "Business dull. Nothing of notice passed
during the day. . . . Ryland went up after night. I came from church
to her call. She took two families aboard. After she left I went back
to church."
- July 10th 1861. " . . . The Ryland landed about day break today and took
off Savors from New Orleans. . . . "
Name: E.O. STANDARD
Type: Sternwheel, wooden hull, freight only packet. Size: 260' X 44' X 7.'.
Power: Hartupee compound engines, 12's, 24's-5 ft., 3 boilers, each 36" X 25'.
Wheel, 18'; dia. with 28' buckets
Launched: 1875?, St. Louis
Destroyed: 1881, Apr., near Cairo, Ill, sunk in collision
Area: St. Louis-New Orleans
Owner: Capt. William J. Kountz
Captain: C.H. Seaman
Comments: Machinery came from CARRIE V. KOUNTZ
Name: E. W. STEVENS
Launched: 1847 in Wheeling, W. Va. for Tyler, Ralston & Co of Wellscille, Ohio,
by Phillips & Co..
Area: Ohio R.
Owner: Tyler, Ralston & Co. of Wellsville, Ohio
Captain and pilots: Capt.
Comments: Notes from WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA,
WHEELING INTELLIGENCER, June 24, 1951
Name: EADS SUBMARINE No. 1
Type: Salvage boat Size:
Launched: 1843?
Area: Miss. R.
Owner: Eads, James
Captain and pilots: Capt. Eads, James
Comments: First boat salvaged from riverbottom.
Name: EADS SUBMARINE No. 2
Type: Salvage boat Size:
Launched: 1849
Area: Miss. R.?
Owner: Eads, James
Name: EAGLE
Launched: 1817?
Area: Baltimore
Owner: Weems Line
Captain: Weems, George
Comments: Source
Name: EAGLE No 1
Launched: 1821?, Cincinnati
Area: Ark. R.
Comments: 1822, March 17 the EAGLE became the first steamboat to reach
Little Rock, Ark.. She carried supplies for Dwight Mission among
the Cherokees. Credit
Name: EAGLE
Type: Stern-wheeler - Ferryboat Size: 125 X 25 ft.
Destroyed: 1897, ?Feb 27?. Burnt when gasoline stove exploded at
Lexington Mo. Total loss. Wreck was removed by U. S.
Snag boat C. R SUTER, June 16, 1897. (Yet the below
info suggests she was still active in Aug. 1897????
Were there 2 EAGLES?
Area: Ohio R. and (?Mo. R.?)
Comments: From The Tribune Telegraph,
Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio, Wed. Mar. 31 1897
Name: EARLY BIRD
Area: 1870s, Sabine, Neches and Trinity Rs., Tex.
Owner: 1870s, Capt. Jules Poitevent, a Trinity R. plantation owner
Comments: See source Article
Name: EAST ST LOUIS Source
Type: Excursion steamer Size:
Area: 1920's?, Ohio R.
Name: EASTPORT
Comments: A confederate Ironclad that was captured. Blown up
to avoid recapture when her keel had become wedged on a
bed of sunken logs.
: See The History and Archaeology of Two Civil War Steamboats:
Name:ECHO
Launched: 1830's
Area: Ohio R.
Comments: from Tulane University's web site
Norton, N.S., letter, 1838, 1 piece, Manuscripts Collection
M910. On board the steamboat Echo , on the Ohio River,
Norton describes river travel and financial arrangements
of river boats. (from a listing, actual paper is not shown)
Name: ECHO NO. 3
Type: Sternwheel, wooden hull packet
Size: 157' X 30' X 2.5'
Launched: 1865, California, Pa.
Destroyed: 1869 shortly after quarentine, dismantled
Area: Allegheny R., Pittsburgh-Oil City
Eventually went to Kanawha R. to handle salt
Later went to Nashville and St. Louis
1869, Jan., quarentined at mouth of Kanawha R. with smallpox aboard.
Owners: James Rees, 2/3 & Benjamin Coursin, 1/3, both of Allegheny County, PA.
1868, James H. Rees purchased entire.
Captains: 1865 or so, Ezekiel Gordon
1868, Frederick Ford
1869, William Penn Wright
1. Name:ECLIPSE
Type: Sidewheel, wooden hull packet. Size: 228' X 30' X 8.', 530 tons.
Launched: 1842, Louisville ky.
Destroyed: 1850, dismantled.
Area: L. Miss. R.
Comments: Mentioned in this Article
3. Name:ECLIPSE
Launched: 1840's?, LATE?
Area: 1840S, late, Sacramento R., Calf.
1. Name: ECLIPSE
Type: Sternwheel, wooden hull packet. Size: 55 tons
Launched 1849, Brownsville, Pa.
Destroyed: 1857, off the lists.
1. Name: ECLIPSE
Type: sidewheel, wooden hull packet. Size: 350' X 37.4' X 8.4', 1,117 tons
Power: 36's-11 ft., 16 boilers, later 8 42" dia X 32'.
Wheels: 42' dia. with 15' buckets.
Launched; 1852, New Albany, Ind. Cost $375,000
Destroyed: 1860, Feb. 21, New Orleans, blown into channel and dammaged by
collision with shiping.
A month later her furnishings were auctioned off
and her hull given over to be a wharfboat at Memphis.
Area: built for New Orleans-Louisville trade
1860, Spring, New Orleans-Vicksburg trade
Owners: 1853-57, Principal owner, Capt. Edward T. Sturgeon
1857, Jan-Apr., Capt. Lewis W. Broadwell of New Orleans
1857, Apr.-1858, James M Broadwell
1858- Robert Bell, New Orleans
1860, Capt. Harry I. Spotts
Captains: 1852-57 Edward T. Sturgeon of Louisville, Ky.
1857, Jan. Capt. Lewis W. Broadwell of New Orleans Then James M Broadwell
1860, Harry I. Spotts
Comments: extremely elegant.
1853 broke record for run from N.O. to Louisville. Did
it in 4 days, 9 hr. and 31 min.
Raced A.L.SHOTWELL in '50s
Made run N.O. - Louisville 1852, 4days 19hr. 0min.
Made run N.O. - Louisville 1853, 4/9/30
Made run N.O. to Natchez, 1853, 0/19/47
Made run N.O. - Donaldsville 1853, 09/5/42
1. Name: ECLIPSE
Type: Sidewheel, wooden hull packet. Size: 216 tons.
Launched: 1853, Belle Vernon, Pa.
Destroyed: 1860, off the lists.
Area: went to Brownsville, Tx. Brazos R.
1. Name: ECLIPSE
From Olden Times.com
The Daily Advocate - Baton Rouge, Louisiana
November 21, 1856
Type: Sternwheel wooden hull packet. Size: 150' X 27' X 4.', 156 tons.
Launched: 1854, California, Pa.
Destroyed: 1860, off the lists.
Owners: 1854, Built for Capt. George D. Moore, Basil Coyle, And William Akley.
Later, Cox, Brainard and Co., Mobile ala.
Captains: for C.B. & Co., H.W. Buckley.
1856, Lewis W. Broadwell (Source above ad)
See Coulson Line
1. Name: ECLIPSE
Type: Sternwheel, wooden hull packet. Size: 223 tons.
Launched: 1862, Elizabeth, Pa.
Destroyed: 1865, Jan. 27, Johnsonville, Tenn., boilers exploded. 27 killed.
Owners: Built for Capt. George D. Moore and others, see Coulson Line
Bought by Capt. James L. wise, Cincinnati
went to USQMD during C. War
Captains: For USQMD, William G Vohris
1. Name: ECLIPSE
Type: Sidewheel ferry boat. Size: 60' X 14' X 3.5', 27 tons.
Launched: 1863, Ormo, Wiss.
1. Name: ECLIPSE
Type: Sternwheel, wooden hull packet. Size: 180' X 31' X 4.'
Power: 13's-4 ft., 2 boilers, each 40" X 26'
Wheel, iron, 16" dia. with 22' buckets.
Launched: 1878, California, Pa., Ebberman and McFall Yard.
Destroyed: 1887, Sept. 3. 15 mi. below Sioux City Iowa, snagged. Boat and
cargo total loss. No lives lost.
Area: Mo. R. Ft. Benton Trade.
Owner: 1878, A.B. Sheperd, Wellsville, Oh. with Alex V. Caughey, Frank S. Moore
and John D. Biggert, all of Allegheny County, Pa.
1887 or so, Last owner, Montana Transportation Company,
?Coulson Packet Line?
[Way's listing calls this the Montana Transportation Company,
leaving some questions, but I would guess it was the Coulson
Line.]
Captains: 1878, master, George D. Moore
1870s?, There is some indication that Grant Marsh was once
her captain.
1870's, late? Isaac P. Baker
Comments: 1878-87, made 11 trips to Ft. Benton.
1881, made trips carring Indians from The Yellowstone R. to agencies
in the Dakotas.
1. Name: ECLIPSE
Type: Sternwheel, wooden hull packet. Size: 90' X 24' X 2.5'.
Launched: 1880, Madison, Ind.
Destroyed: last documented 1866, Louisville, Ky.
1. Name: ECLIPSE
Type: Sternwheel, wooden hull packet. Size: 124.9' X 24.6' X 4.1'.
Launched: 1882, LeClaire, Iowa.
Destroyed: 1917, Dec. 8, Neville Island, Ohio r., struck dyke and burned
and sank.
1. Name:ECLIPSE, originally the CITY of ST. JOSEPH
Type: Sternwheel, wooden hull packet. Size:
Launched: 1903
Destroyed: 1925, Sept. 12, opposite Oceola, Ark. Snagged.
1. Name: ECLIPSE
Type: Sternwheel, wooden hull packet. Size: 100' X 21.2' X 3.'.
Launched: 1901, St. Joseph, Mo.
1. Name: ECOMOMY
Type: Sternwheel, wooden hull packet. Size: 155' X 30.5' X 4.5'
Launched: 1858, Shousetown, Pa.
Destroyed: 1862, Oct. 17,
Area: Upper Ohio R. principally.
1861, Mar. running Pittsburgh - Cincinnati
Owners: Capt. M.W. Beltzhoover with Samuel C. Young and
Clark & Thaw, Pittsburgh
Captains: 1858, M.C. Beltzhoover
Comments: 1862, Jan. transported U.S. troops, Pittsburgh - Louisville.
*1862, Feb. 25, Out of Ciaro, bound for Ft. Donnalelson, carring Co. K, 14th
Illinois Volunteers struck a floating log and knocked a hole in her bow.
Was beached.
* from letter of Pvt. Duncan McArthur,Co. K, 14th Illinois Volunteers:
Name: EDINBURGH
Type: Sternwheel wooden hull packet. Size: 210' X 30' X 5.', 393 tons.
Launched: 1865, Louisville, Ky.
Destroyed: 1873, summer, dismantled.
Area: 1865, Wheeling - Cincinnati
Later, Pittsburgh-Cincinnati
1871: Loaded out for Red R. from Cincinnati.
Later, ran Lower Ohio-Arkansas R.
Owners: Built for Capt. Steve Thompson and others.
1870, Feb., sold to Capt. F.Y. Bachelor and others
1771, Jan. 15, Sold to Capt. W.W. Fenton
Later, Sold again
Captains: At first, I.L. Thompson, master with G.W. Thompson, clerk
1870, Sept. J.L. Carter
Comments: 1870, Sept., Isl. 40, Miss. R. sank
: 1873, May 1st., 40mi. below Pine Bluff, Ark., sank
: Mentioned in this Article
Name: EDITOR
Area: Mo. R.
Captain and pilots: Capt. Garrett.
Comments: Plied trade from St. Louis to Nebraska City, Council
Bluffs and Omaha.
Name: EDGAR
Type: Stern-wheeler? Size:
Destroyed: 1884, Mar. 26.Ice. Near Omaha, Neb. Valued at $3,500,
insured for $2,000.
Area: Mo. R. Trade
Packet EDGAR CHERRY
Name: EDGEFIELD
Type: Sidewheeler Size: 227 tons
Launched: 1824, Charleston
Destroyed: 1835, reportedly sank at Burton's Ferry on Savannah R..
Area: Savannah R.
Owner: Steamboat Company of Georgia
Captain:1823 - 1834, sometime between, Swymer, John
Comments: Source
1. Name: EDINBURGH
Type: Sidewheel, wooden hull packet. Size: 283 tons.
Launched: 1854, Brownsville, Pa.
Destroyed: 1859, May 15, Bloody Island near St. Louis, burned.
Area: Mo. R.. Also made runs to New Orleans and 1 run up Red R.
in late '50s.
: 1857, The Diary of E.F. Beadle has in Omaha, June 6, June 27,
July 16, and Aug. 11, stopping at Omaha at night.
Captains: 1856, Dan Able.
Name: EDINBURGH
Type: Sternwheel wooden hull packet. Size: 210' X 30' X 5.', 393 tons.
Launched: 1865, Louisville, Ky.
Destroyed: 1873, summer, dismantled.
Area: When new, Wheeling-Cincinnati
: Later Pittsburg-Cincinnati
: 1871, went to Red R.
Later, Lower Ohio R.-Ark. R.
Owners: when new, Capt Steve Thompson and others.
1870, Feb., sold to Capt. F.Y. Bachelor and others.
1871, Jan 15, sold to Capt W.W. Fenton
Later, sold again
Captains: When running Pittsburgh-Cincinnati, I.L. Thompson
1870, Sept., master was J.L. Carter
Comments: 1870, Sept, Island 40, Miss. R., sank. Was refloated.
: 1873, May 1, 40 mi. below Pine Bluff, Ark., sank.
Name: EDNA
Type: Side-wheeler - Glsasgow Packet. Size:
Destroyed: 1842, July 3. Blew up near Green Island at the mouth of
Mo. R. Scalded 55 German immigrants to death when
boiler flues collapsed from overheating.
Owner: McCord
Captain and pilots: Capt. McCord
Comments: Named for one of Captain's daughters.
Name: EDNA
Area: 1870s, possibly Osage R., Mo.
Owners: *possibly Charles F. Lohman and his son Capt. Louis Charles
Lohman, Jefferson City, Mo.
: This listing from family records of Lee Lohman, GGG grandaughter
of Charles F.
Name: EDWARD BATES
Launched: 1840s?
Destroyed: 1849, May 17, Fire at St. Louis docks
Area: Miss. R.
Name: EDWARD J. GRAY
Launched: 1850s?
Captain and pilots: Clemens, Samuel
1. Name: EDWARD J. GAY
Type: Sidewheel wooden hull packet
Size: 177' X 39' X 8.5'
Lsunched: 1859, St. Louis, Mo.
Destroyed: 1863, July 17, taken up Yalonusha R. and burned to prevent capture.
Area: St Louis-New Orleans
Captains: John Brooks
1. Name: EDWARD J. GAY
Type: sidewheel, wooden hull packet
Size: 251.3' X 41' X 7.6'
Launched: 1878, Cincinnati, Oh.
Destroyed: 1888, July 30, First Street, New Orleans, burned.
Area: designed for New Orleans-Bayou Sara trade
Owners: 1884, wAS Managed by Capt. T.P. Leathers
Captains: In Bayou Sara trade, J.J. Brown
1884, S.S. Streck
Comments: Machinery came from the GOVERNOR ALLEN
: Roof bell came from the 1850 BRILLIANT
Name: EDWARD SHIPPEN
Launched: 1840, after.
Comments: Made run N.O. to Nathez 1840, 1day 8hrs. 0min.
Made run N.O. - Louisville 1840, 5/14/0
Name: EFFIE ALTON
Destroyed: 1856, June. Crashed into Rock Island Railroad bridge
at Davenport IO. Burned when boat's galley tipped over.
Burned the bridge, too.
Name: EFFIE DEANS
Type: Sternwheel, wooden hull packet Size:157.6 X 33.9 X 5.3'
Launched: 1863, Madison, Ind.
Destroyed: 1866, Apr. 7, burned.to the waterline at levee in St. Louis
Area: Mo. R.
Owner: 1865, 1/2 Keokuk Packet Company, the rest Capt. Joseph LaBarge
and others
1864, La Barge, Joseph, purchased 3/4 of her.
Captains: Capt. La Barge, Joseph
Comments: boat was named for Sir Walter Scott's character in
Heart of Mid-Lothian
3. Name: EL DORADO
Type: Sidewheeler Size: 153 tons.
Launched: 1840s, late?
Area: 1840s, late Sacramento R. Calf.
1850, early, San Joaquine R., Calif. to Stockton
Captain: 1850, early, Warren
1. Name: ELAINE
Type: Sternwheel wooden hull packet
Launched: 1882, Clarington, Oh./Wheeling, W. Va.
Destroyed: 1898, dismantled
Area: Pittsburgh-Wheeling and Pittsburgh-Parkersburg
Size: 124.5' X 25' X 3.4'
Power: Engines, 12's- 14-1/2 ft. 2 boilers.
Owners: Capt G. W. Conant and others
Captains: When new, Fred Kimple, Jr.
Comments: Machenery went to AVALON
: Mentioned several times in this Document
3. Name:ELBE
Launched: 1840's?, LATE?
Area: 1840S, late, Sacramento R., Calf.
Name: ELCABE
1. Name: ELECTRA/the 2nd SUNNY SOUTH
Type: Sternwheel wood hull packet
Size: 170' X 35' X 5.5'
Power: 14's-5 ft., Two 44" X 26' boilers
Launched: 1897, Jeffersonville, Ind. by Howard Yard
Destroyed: 1916, Apr. 20, 6;30AM, about 25mi. out of Mobile, capsized
Area: 1897 - N.O.-Shreveport
1905-14, Cumberland R.
1907-11, St. Louis-Missouri R. trade.
1911 Mobile-Montgomery trade
1912, made a trip to Columbus, Miss.
Owner: 1897 - 1905, Red River Line
1905-06, Cumberland River Packet Company
1912, May, Bought by Burk, Capt. Owen.
1914, as SUNNY SOUTH, Burke interests. Later by N.O. parties
Captains: 1897, White, Capt. George L.
1912-16, Jackson, Capt. Matt T.
Comments: 1914, Renamed SUNNY SOUTH.
Name: ELFIN
Type: Gunboat
Size: small
Comments: See Raising the Gunboats for ongoing raising efforts.
Name: ELK
Type: Single engine side-wheeler Size: small
Destroyed: 1838. Burned? at Massie's wood yard 5 mi. below Herman
Mo. Capt. La Barge took passengers onto steamer
KANSAS.
Area: Mo. R. Trade.
Name: ELISA HOWE Jr.
Launched: never
Comments: Was only a picture on the cover of the Howe Sewing
Machine Co. catalog. Not a real boat.
Name: ELIZA STEWART
Type: Sidewheel wooden hull packet
Size: 169 tons
Launched: 1847, St. Louis Mo.
Destroyed: 1849, May 17, Fire at St. Louis docks.
Area: 1848, St. Louis-Galena
1848, also made trips up Mo. R.
1849, fall, St. Louis-Keokuk
Captains: 1848, William Eads was master
1848, on Miss. R., William Hight, acting master
1848, on Mo. R., H. McGee
Owners: 1848, Capt. William Eads
Name: ELIZABETH
Type: sidewheel, wooden hull, excursion packet Name: ELIZABETH LOUISE Type: Sternwheel Excursion Steamer Size: 149' Launched: 1981, Jan. 29 Area: California Delta, Sacremento Calf. Sacremento R. Owner: Hal Wilmunder Captain and pilots: Capt. Comments: from current owners THE ELIZABETH LOUISE "The steam engines on the Elizabeth Louise which drive the paddle wheel were built in 1884, and were originally installed for the primary propulsion on the floating sawmill RAY. Later, the engines spent many years powering the paddlewheel freighter WILLIAM SMITH The third steamboat which used these engines was named the COPPERTORY, which was later re-named the DETROITER. After lying in scrap yard, the engines were purchased for the Elizabeth Louise in 1975. Construction of the ELIZABETH LOUISE was started in 1975. The hull as built in Rancho Cordova, California, approximately 21 miles from the launch point in the Sacramento River near Elkhorn, California. The Elizabeth Louise was launched on January 29, 1981. It was then Outfitted, and the engines were refurbished and installed. It was placed into initial operation in the summer of 1984. Further changes and additions, such as the addition of a bow thruster, were made during the following year and before the boat began its commercial passenger service on September 13, 1985." 1. Name: ELLA HUGHES Type: Sternwheel, wooden hull packet Size: 212 tons Launched: 1867, Paducah, Ky. Destroyed: 1880, Mar. 17, near New Orleans, sank ahd lost Area: 1st years, on Cumberland R. Captains: On Cumberland R., William Dix Owners: 1876, pruchased by the Cole Circus Co. 1877, sold to Capt. Wm. Wenzel and others for Ouachita R. Comments: Her passenger cabins were in fact only wooden bunks with curtains for privacy. Name: ELLA KIMBROUGH, see the GENERAL SHERMAN Name: EL PASO Type: 1. Sidewheel wooden hull packet Size:180' X 28' approx. Power: 1. 18 1/2's-6 1/2 ft., 3 boilers, each 22" X 38'. Launched: 1. 1850, St. Louis Destroyed: 1. 1855, Apr. 10, Franklin island, White's Landing near Boonville, Mo., snagged and lost. Area: Mo. and Platte Rs. Owner: *1850, Mar. 4, #30 T. H. Barnney (new) *1851, May 27, #48 I.B. Holland/A. Wineland etc. *1852, Feb. 2, #5 A. Wineland. *1852, Sept. 1, #86 A. Wineland & A. Wineland etc. *1854, Feb. 28, #11 Harry, Thornburgh & A. Wineland etc. *1854, May 25, #67 H. L Weleny & A. Wineland *1854, Oct. 10, #104 W. C. Easter *1855, Apr. 10, Bennet, Itzen, Capt. Andrew Wineland *1855, Feb. 19, # 6 T. Edds" At one time, Capt. Terrell, Bill Captains: *John Durack 1850, Andrew Wineland 1852, 1853, 1855 1854, William Eads 1. 1855, Apr. 10, When lost, Master, Wineland, Andrew, pilot, Capt. William Massie; mate or pilot, P.S. Ray Comments: See much more info HERE : * from St. Louis Registrations list. Comments: 1853, was first steamer to reach Milk R. Comments: from the Boone’s Lick Heritage
Packet ELIZABETH
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