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Name: GALENA Launched:1840s, early? Destroyed: 1857, fall, burned at Red Wing. Area: 1847, U. Miss. R. above Galena. Owner: 1854, Galena & Minnesota Packet Company Captain(s): 1857, May, Laughton Comments: Mentioned several times in this Article 1857, May 1, arrived at St. Paul, Minn. : 1854, May 7, McCartney, Wiss., Collided with DR. FRANKLIN. The latter was lost. Name: GAME COCK Launched: ?1900-1911? Area: California Delta 1. Name: GARDEN CITY Type: Sidewheel, wooden hull packet. Size: 400 tons. Launched: 1853, Shousetown, Pa. Destroyed: 1855, Jan. 14, 35 mi. below Napoleon, Ark, burned. Area: Ill. R., round trips, St. Louis-LaSalle Owners: 1853, in part, Eli Mills *1854, Eli Mills sold his interest to Isaac Kimber and Herman Price Captains: Herman Price, Isaac Kimber Comments: 1853, Spring, went up St. Louis-La Salle, 302 mi. 00/21/55 : *Source : was a fast boat making round trip St. Louis-LaSalle in five days instead of the usual time of one week. : Source

Name: GATE CITY 1857-1883 Name: GATE CITY Launched: 1859, Cincinnati, Oh. Type: At first a sidewheel wooden hull freighter Size: 297.84 tons 1873, St. Louis, or Rock Island Boat Yards, remodled and converted to sternwheeler Areas: 1873, was to go to "cotten streams of the south." However later info indicates this boat went into the Davenport and St. Louis trade.
Later she was operating between St. Louis, Kansas City, and other Missouri points. Owners: 1874, Thomas B. Cabeene of St. Louis Captains: 1873, Miles (Milo) A. Pruden Comments: See Name: GATE CITY Type: Sternwheel, wooden hull packet. Size: 73.8' X 13.8' X 3.5' Power: 7" - 3', 1 boiler, 54" X 18'. Launched: 1900, Winona, Minn. Destroyed: 1913, June 15, Saline R. Area: Came out in Winona-Fountain trade 1906, went south 1907, inspected at Jonesville, La. 1911, went to Arkadelphia, Ark., on U. Ouachita R. Owners: 1906, sold to Capt John A. Armstrong Captains: 1900, A.B. Robins Name: GATEWAY CLIPPER Type: Diesel Size: Launched: contemporary. Area: Pittsburgh Name: GATZ Area: Miss. R. Comments: The Diary Of Joseph T. Anderson storekeeper, Commerce, Mo. - Wednesday Evening, March 20th, 1861. "Business very dull, but boats are plenty. There was a good number of boats passed up today. Amoung the rest was the Memphis with the mail, the new Gatz, Meteor, Imperial Maria. Denning brought Joe Kelly and two boats. The Ryland landed here 4o'clock going down. Took 7 cords wood, but put off no freight." Name: GAZELLE Launched: 1844, Cincinnati, Oh. Size: 30/90 tons Area: enrolled at New Orleans Comments: This info comes from Ship Register and Enrollment of New Orleans, La. prepared by the survey of Federal Archives in Louisiana Service Divison Work Projects Administration, 1841-1850 3. Name: GAZELLE Launched: 1840's late? Size: 8 tons. Area: 1853, Sacramento R. Calif. 1. Name: GEM Type: Sternwheel, Wood hull packet Size: 211' X 35' X 6.8', 298 tons Launched: 1850, Cincinnati, Oh. Destroyed: 1856, Dismantled Area: Miss. R., 1850, N.O. - Memphis Owner: 1850-52, equally by Snap, Capt. Lewis and Hanger, Peter of Little Rock 1852-54, Dyas, Capt. Richard Irwin 1855, : 1852-54, Caldwell, John E. of N.O. Captain(s): 1850-52, Snapp, Lewis 1852-54, Dyas, Capt. Richard Irwin 1. Name: GEM Type: Sternwheel, wooden hull packet Size: 145 tons Launched: 1863, Wheeling, W. Va. Destroyed: 1869, Nov. 9, Nebraska City, Neb., lost. Area: Miss. R. Owner: Hughes, Capt. Captain(s): Huges, Capt. 1. Name: GEM

Type: Sternheeler, wooden hull, packet Size: 135' X 21' X 3' Power: 3 boilers Launched: 1898, Jeffersonville, Ind. by Howard yard Destroyed: 1914, Feb. 14, Hahnville Landing, La. Burned killing 5 crew members Area: 1898, Red R. above Shreveport 1910-14, Feb. 14, N.O. - Bayou Sara trade Owner: 1898 - 1901, Feb.? Rea, Capt. Ben C. 1901?-10, Red River Packet Company 1910-14, Feb. 14 Comeaux Family Captain(s): 1898 - 1901, Rea, Ben C. 1914, pilots, Comeaux, Eddie, pilot Barre, William E. Comments: 1901, Feb., just above Shreveport, Sank with 650 bales cotton aboard. 1908, Jan. 30, 1 mi. above Browns Landing, Red R. sank. 1910, Nov. 23, At Elevator #3, N.O. Harbor, sank Name: GEM CITY Type:Side wheel, wood hull packet Size:303' X 36' X 6' Power: Engines, 28 1/2's - 7. Wheels: 28' dia., 15 buckets ea.. Launched: 1881, St Louis Mo. Hull built for Keokuk Northern Line. which was financially unable to complete the boat. The St. Louis and St. Paul Packet Company finished her under the direction of R. H. Medill. Destroyed: 1883, Sept. 22, burned at foot of Barton St., St Louis, Mo. Area: U. Miss. R. : 1881, Keokuk - St. Louis, 2 round trips. St Louis - St. Paul, 4 round trips. : 1882-83, St. Louis - St Paul, 14 round trips, several times in 5 1/2 days.(1,352 mi.) Owners: 1881 - 83, St. Louis and St. Paul Packet Company Captains and pilots: 1881, Captain, A. M. Hutchinson : 1882 Wm. Thompson, Pilot, Campbell Hunt and Hi Beedle. : Later, George W. Jakes, pilots, Douglas Roberts and Mills Purdy. Comments: Some of her machenery came from the ANDY JOHNSON. : At one time, under command of Capt Jakes, she hit a rock and sank, The GEN. H.F. DEVOL assisted in raising her. Go here for listings of all riverboats starting with GENERAL

Type: Sidewheel, wooden hull packet Size 163' X 30' X 5.' 284 tons. Launched: 1871, Brownsville, Pa. Destroyed: ? Area: 1875, Semi-daily service up Monon R. 1884-85, winter, New Orleans, excursion trips. 1885, Apr., returned to Pittsburg 1885, Oct. 7, Ohio R., West Bellevue, Pa., was flagship in parade at opening of Davis Island Dam. Owners: When new - 1884, Dec., Pittsburgh, Brownsville & Geneva Packet Company. 1884, William J. Caskey and Capt. Lew N. Clark 1885, Apr, Capt. Lew N. Clark became sole owner. Captains: 1871-84, M.A. Cox 1884-85, Lew N. Clark 1885, at least during parade, C.W. Batchelor Comments: a pending late 1884 sale mentioned here Here 1. Name: GENOA Type: Sidewheel, wooden hull packet Size: 170' X 28' X 5.', 227 tons Launched: 1854, California, Pa. Destroyed: 1856, Sept. 13, Nebraska City, snagged and lost. Area: Mo. R. Owner: 1854-56, Sept. 13, Capt. Joseph Throckmorton, Robert Campbell, Joseph E. Gorman, all of St. Louis. Captains: *1855, pilot or capt., Henry Jasper King 1854-56, Sept. 13, Joseph Throckmorton; mate, P.S. Ray *King Family Records

Name: GEORGETOWN Type: Sternwheel wooden hull packet. Size: 183 tons Power: Engines, 14's- 4 ft., 2 boilers Launched: 1852, Line Island, Pa./Pittsburgh Destroyed: 1855, May 11, Mo. R., Bellefontaine Bluffs Owners: Capt. Thomas Poe and others, Georgetown, Pa. Area: Missouri R. Comments: 1853, Oct. 12, Mo. R. sunk by snag, raised. Name: GEORGIA Type: Sidewheeler Size: 138 ton Launched: 1817 Area: Savannah R. Owner: Steamboat Company of Georgia Captain:1823 - 1834, sometime between, Swymer, John Comments: Source Name: GEORGIA Type: Probably a sternwheel wooden hull packet Launched: 1851 Area Coosa R. Comments: Source 1. Name: GEORGIA LEE Type: Sternwheel, wooden hull packet Size: 178' X 33' X 5.' Power: Engines, 18's- 8ft. Three boilers each 44" X 32' Launched: 1898, Jeffersonville, Ind, by Howard Yard Destroyed: 1918, Jan., Memphis, lost in ice. Area: maiden trip and after Memphis-Cairo trade Last until 1917 when Lee Line abandoned the trade, Memphis-Cincinnati Owners: The Lee Line, Memphis Captains: Maiden trip N.B. McNeely Comments: Named for the daughter of Capt. James Lee 3. Name: GEORGIANA Type: sternwheeler Size: 30 TON Destroyed: 1850s, early Area: 1850s, upper San Joaquine R., Calif. Name: GEORGIE LEE Type: sidewheele, wooden hull packet Size: drew only about 15" of water Launched: 1980, pre Area 1880, said to be on Osage R. in Missouri. Captains: 1880, Henry Baker Name: GEORGIE OAKS

Type: sternwheeler Size: Area: ?St. Joe R.? Comments: ?Any relation to George "Live Oaks" above at GEORGE LAW? Name: GLANCUS Launched: 1830s? late? Area: 1840, U. Miss. R. Comments: Mentioned in this Article Name: GLASGOW Type: Sternwheel wooden hull packet. Size: 49 tons. Launched: 1845, Louisville, Ky. Destroyed: 1851, off the lists. Name: GLASGOW Type: Sidewheel, wooden hull packet. Size: 208' X 34.5' X 5.', 340 tons Power: 22's-7 ft., 3 boilers. Wheels: 27' dia, 11 buckets. Launched: 1863, New Albany, Ind Destroyed: 1873, Prudhomme Bend on Red R., hit wreck of MONSOON and sank. Area: 1867, principally Mo. R. 1873, St Louis- Shreveport : one season ran New Orleans-Ouachita R. Companies associated with: 1867, St. Louis and Omaha Packet Company Owners: 1864: Capt, William P. Lamothe 1873, Carter's Red River Line Captains: 1867, William P. Lamothe New Orleans-Ouachita R. season, Jack Brinker Comments: This boat was severly damaged in the 1864, July 15th, St. Louis boat fire. Board of Underwriters auctioned off burned boats. GLASGOW went to Capt. Lamothe for $6.200 1. Name: GLASGOW Type: Sternwheel, wooden hull packet. Size: 156' X 33' X 5.', 443 tons. Power: 16's-4 1/2 ft.. 3 boilers, each 28" X 24' Launched: 1866, Brownsville, Pa. Destroyed: 1876, Nov. 9, Louisville, ran into shore at foot of falls. Sank then dismantled. Area: 1866, built for Pittsburgh-Cincinnasti trade. Also made Missouri R. trip that season. 1870, Pittsburgh-Nashville 1873, early Cairo-St. Louis 1873, spring, Evansville-Cincinnati Owners: when lost, equal shares held by Memphis and Ohio River Packet Company, Louisville and Henderson Mail Line and U.S. Mail Line. Captains: 1866, came out with George Johnson, master. 1870, A. Robinson 1876, Andy Robinson, Jr. 1876, spring, Thomas Boluss 1876, fall, Master, H.A. Lozier Name: GLEANER Type: Sternwheel, wooden hull packet. Size: 165' X 30', 322 tons. Launched: 1865, Pittsburgh, Pa. Destroyed: 1869, off the list. Area: 1865, Memphis to Ark. R. Owners: 1865, purchased by Capts. Dan Able and Richard C. Gray and others. Comments: Bound for Memphis, snagged 12 mi. below Pine Bluff, Ark. Raised. Name: GLENMONT

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1. Name: GLOBE Type: Sternwheeler, wooden hull packet Size: 54 tons Launched: 1849, Brownsville, Pa. Destroyed: 1856, off lists 1. Name: GLOBE Type: Sidewheel, wooden hull packet Size: 241 tons Launched: 1849, Paducah, Ky. Destroyed: 1856, off the lists. Area: U. Miss. R., *Mo. R. 1854-56, Minnesota R. Owners: Capt. Louis Roberts; *Capt Andrew Wineland Captain: 1855, Bell, Edwin Comments: *information from HERE

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