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To Riverboats Starting With The INITIAL H. To Riverboats Starting With The Name "HARRY" 1. Name: HAMBURG Type: Sidewheel, wooden hull packet Size: 206 tons Launched: 1849, Elizabeth, Pa. Destroyed: 1858, Lake Pepin, lost to ice Area: 1849, Dubuque-St. Paul; 1856-57, St. Louis-St. Paul Captains: 1855, Estes, J.B. 1856-57, Rowe 1850S, sometime, Malin, John W. Name: HANDY No. 2 Type: Size: 150 X ? Area: Ohio. R. Comments: From The Tribune Telegraph, Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio, Wed. Mar. 31 1897 Name: HANNAH See Post Card Name: HANNIBAL 1844-53 1. Name: HANNIBAL Type: Sidewheel, wooden hull packet. Size: 226' X 36' X 7., 497 tons. Power: 24's- 7 ft., 4 boilers. Launched: 1856, Belle Vernon, Pa. Area: Miss. & MO. Rs. : 1857, May 31, The Diary of E.F. Beadle has arriving Omaha. Aug. 8, arriving in Omaha from St. Louis. : 1862, April, Tenn. R., was under command of Union Gen. Wm. T. Sherman. Comments: The Diary Of Joseph T. Anderson storekeeper, Commerce, Mo. - Thursday night, March 25th, 1861. " . . . The Hannibal landed 1/2 past 3 o'clock and took wood till daylight. Took on 18-3/4 cord wood and at day break took her leave for New Orleans. . . . " Name: HANNIBAL CITY Type: Sidewheel wooden hull packet Size: 563 tons Launched: 1858, Madison, Ind. Destroyed: 1864, Sept. 4, Below Lousiana, Mo., snag ripped her entire hull. Lost. Area: 1858, St. Louis-Keoduk Comments: Was Union Boat : Machinery went to J.H. JOHNSON : Mentioned in this Article Name: HARRIET Type: Sternwheeler Size: Area: Alabama R. Comments: 1821, Oct. 22: Became the first boat ever to arrive at Montgomery on the Alabama River. Clocked at 6 mph. against curent. Sorce
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:Mentioned Here Name: HARRIET Launched: ?1870S, early? Area: 3. 1871, U. San Joaquine R., Calif. Name: HARRIET BISHOP, originally the SPIRIT OF ST. CHARLES Name: HARRISON Type: Sternwheeler Size: Area: ?St. Joe R.?
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Name: HARTFORD
Launched: 1840s?
Area: Miss. R. Comments:
Union gunboat, Farragut's flagship
3.Name: HARTFORD
Launched: 1840s?
Area: 1850's, early, Sacramento R.
Name: U.S.S. HARVEST MOON
Type: Sidewheeler/Union Gunboat Size: Length,193'; Beam, 29', draft 8'; Depth of hold 10'. Complete Specs Launched: 1863, November 22 by Joseph W Dyer, Portland, ME Cost: $99,300 Power: 1 vertical beam engine (41" diameter; 10' stroke) Speed: Maximum, 15 knots; average 9 knots Destroyed: 1865, March 1, struck a Confederate torpedo (mine), Winyah Bay 5 miles SSE of the city of Georgetown, South Carolina. Area: 1863 Southeast seaboard rivers Owner: at launching, Spear, Lang and Delano of Boston : 1863, Nov.16, Purchased at Boston by Commodore J. B. Montgomery Captain: At sinking, John K. Crosby Comments: Pages from Harvest Moon Historical Society's Web Site Name: HARVEST QUEEN Type: Stern-wheeler excursion-boat Size: Area: 1890s, Columbia R. Comments: 1890, clocked at 4 min for 4 mi. through a rapids at flood stage.(?) But could do about 23 - 25 under normal conditions. From The Harvest Moon Historical Society Click on picture to enlarge
Name: HARVESTER Source Postcard
Type: Sternwheel, wooden hull packet
Name: HATCHEE PLANTER
From
Arkansas Gazette, 1847
Launched: 1845, Pittsburg area
Captains: 1847, Howell
Comments: This boat went to the rescue of passengers on the wrecked NEW HAMPSHIRE
The source for this listing is the above advertisment.
Name: HATCHER See MARY L. HATCHER
Name: HATTIE MAY
Type: Sidewheel wooden hull packet Size: 230 tons
Launched: 1862 or 4, Wheeling, W. Va..
Destroyed: 1866, Jan. 12, St. Louis, Mo., lost in ice crush.
Area: Ohio R.
Owner: Northern Packet Line
Captain and pilots: Capt.
Comments: Notes from WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA,
WHEELING INTELLIGENCER, June 24, 1951
Name: HATTIE B. MOORE
Type: Sternwheeler wooden hull packet Size:
Area: Alabama R.
Owner: Probably The People's Line
Comments: Sister steamer TINSIE MOORE
*Info is from site visitor, Art Green
1. Name: HAVANA
Type: Sternwheel, wooden hull packet Size: 390 tons
Launched: Hull at Parkersburg, W. Va.; 1863, Completed, Wheeling, W.Va.
Destroyed: 1869, Aug. 16, Parlor Grove near north Bend Oh., Burned
Area: Louisville-Nashville trade, and Ohio and Cumberland Rs.
Owner: 1863, Sweeneys of Wheeling; 1864, W.E. Gibson & Co. of Aurora, Ind.
Captain; 1864-69, Malin, Ira
1. Name: HAWK-EYE STATE
Type: Sidewheel wooden hull packet. Size: *223' x 25.3' x 5.7, 523.23 tons
Power: *22's-7 ft.
Launched: 1860, Shousetown, Pa. for Northern Packet Line by Capt. Richard
C. Gray
Dismantled: cir. 1870. Engines went to the LAKE SUPERIOR
Area: U. Miss. R.
Owner: 1860, when built, Northern Packet Line Company
Captains: 1861, Richard C. Gray
1867, Jones Wordon
Comments: Made run St. Louis - St. Paul 1868 2/20/0. This record
never was beaten.
:*National Arcives show boat as HAWK EYE STATE. The name on the
boat was HAWK-EYE STATE.
:*Sister ship to SUCKER STATE with which a speed rivalry was maintained.
: Engines went to the LAKE SUPERIOR
*Jones Worden's Steamboats and Steamboating Career by Frederick J. Worden
Name: HAZEL DELL
Type: Sternwheel, wooden hull packet. Size: 148.5'X 29.8'X 4.4'
Launched: 1857, California, PA.
Destroyed: 1866, Jan. 5, Demopolis, Ala., Snagged and lost. 4 lives lost.
Area: 1858, Louisville - Owensboro. Also went to St. Paul
1861, Pittsburgh - Cincinnati
1862, Jan. Along with MAMORA and KENTON, was Union transport for
2nd Kentucky Regiment, Charleston, W. Va. - Jeffersonville, Ind.
1862, April, Tenn. R., was under command of
Union Gen. Wm. T. Sherman on Tenn. R.
Owners: Originally by the Rees family, and James P. and Wm. F. Richardson,
All of Pittsburg.
1865, Aug., sold to Alabama R.
Captains: 1861, Metcalf
1865, I. M. Davies of Mobile, Ala.
Comments: 1864, Aug. wind destroyed stacks and parts of cabins,
overhauled, Madison, Ind.
Name: HAZEL RICE
Launched: 1890's?
Area: Ohio R., Zanesville, Ohio.
Owner: Captains Wallace and Scott
Comments: Notes from The Tribune Telegraph,
Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio, Wed. Aug. 18 1897
Name: HAZEL L. WATSON
Type: Propeellor driven, wooden hull packet. Size: 70' X 10' x 3'
Power: Engines, 9"-3ft.
Launched: 1901, Allegheny, Pa.
Destroyed: 1918, Feb. 10, Rice's Landing. Lost in ice.
Area: Monon and Monongahela Rivers
1909, Brownsville-Rice's Landing
Owners: 1901, Capt. John O. Watson
1907, Capt. John O. Watson and Capt. William Syphers
1809, Capt. William H. Syphers
Later, Crosan Construction Co.
Captains: 1901-?09?, John O. Watson
1809, William Syphers
Name: HEADLIGHT
Launched: 1865?
Destroyed: 1868??
Area: Mo. R.
Owner: River and Railway Transportation Company ie:
McPherson, Henry, Joseph L. Stephens and C. W. Sombart
Captain(s): McPherson, Henry
Comments: from the Boone’s Lick Heritage Quarterly.
* Name: HECLA? HEOLA?
Size: 120 tons
Launched: 1818, Cincinnati, Oh.
Destroyed: 1823, worn out
3. Name: HELEN
Launched: 1850's early
Area: 1855, Sacramento R. Calif.
Owner(s): 1856, California Steam Navigation Company
Name: HELEN BLAIR originally the URANIA
1896-1920
Name: HELEN E/CLAIRMONT Source
Launched: 1913
Area: 1918 - 1930: Ohio R., Wheeling, W. Va. to Matamoras
Comments: 1934, Renamed the CLAIRMONT (Way's Packet Directory, p. 210.)
Name: HELLEN M. GOULD Originally the SPEEDWELL
Name: HELEN MAR
Launched: 1870s?
Area: Miss. R.
Comments: became a raftboat.
* Name: HELEN McGREGOR
Size: 340 tons
Power: High pressure
Launched: 1825, Cincinnati, Oh.
Destroyed: 1830, blew up near Memphis
Name: HELENA
Type: Sternwheel wooden hull packet. Size: 194 x 33 x 4.5.
Launched: 1878, California, Pa.
Destroyed: 1891, Oct. 23, snagged at Bonhomme Island, sunk.
Area: Upper Mo. R., Osage R., Mo.
Owners: T.C. Powers and Bros., Powers Packet Line
1880, Benton Transportation Line?;
1887, May 6. Sold to A.S. Bryan and others, Washington, Mo..
Captain(s): Thomas C. Powers, James McGarry
: 1891, Geary W. Murray
1891, when sunk, Master, G.W. Murry; pilot, Ed Anderson.
Comments: 1880, at Milk River Landing 460 mi. below Fort Benton.
1880 at Bismark ferrying train passengers across river
to Mandan.
Transported Sioux Indians to reserations.
1884, was the first spring arrival at Fort Benton, coming
in a week ahead of others.
Comments: More About The HELENA
: Mentioned in this Article.
Name: HELENA, Originally the J.B.M. KEHLOR
renamed HELENA in 1881
Name: HELIOPOLIS
Type: Snagboat Size:
Launched: 1820s
Owner: U. S. Government
Captain and pilots: Capt. Shreve, Henry
* Name: HENDERSON
Size: 124 tons
Launched: 1818, Cincinnati, Oh.
Destroyed: 1825, worn out
Name: HENDERSON
Launched: 1912
Area: Columbia R.
Comments: handled 5,000 ships during W. W. II as tugboat
Name: HENDRICK HUDSON
Name: HENRIETTA
Launched: 1870s?
Area: Miss. R.
Comments: Became raftboat.
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3. Name: HENSLEY
Launched: 1850's early
Area: 1854, Sacramento R. Calif.
Owner(s): 1856, California Steam Navigation Company
Name: HERALD
Launched: 1820s?
Area: Miss. R.
Name: HESPERIAN
Type: Sidewheel, wooden hull packet. Size: 218' X 33'.
Power: 23's- 7 ft., 3 boilers.
Launched: 1857, Louisville, Ky.
Destroyed: 1860, Aug. 19, Atchison, Kans., burned.
Area: 1857, fall, St. Louis-Omaha, on Mo. R.
: 1857, The Diary of E.F. Beadle has her arriving Omaha, Aug. 15.
Companies associated with: 1858, St. Louis and St. Joseph Packet Line.
Captains: 1857, fall, F.B. Kercheval with Grant Marsh as mate.
1858, same master.
Name: HETTIE GILMORE
Name: HERCULES
Type: A small gas powered, wooden hull towboat
Area: Coosa R.
Owner: Col. R.B. Kyle's Lumberyard
Comments: Source
Name: HEROINE
Launched: cir. 1832, New Albany, Ind.
Destroyed: 1838, May, on the Red River, hit by log and sunk between Jonesburough, Tex.
and Ft. Towson, Indian Territory.
Type: Sidewheel wooden hull packet. Size: 140' X 36'
Power: Single High-Pressure Cylinder. Stroke: 4 feet 9 inches (1.4 meters)
Paddlewheels 15'
Area: Under Owner Diller, Louisville - New Orleans
1838, Winter, running packer service between Vicksburg and ports on Red R.
Owners: When new, Jeremiah Diller, A sucessful Louisville cabinet maker.
Comments: Said to have been carrying supplies for U.S. Troops when sunk.
: Carried supplies and volunteer troops for the Texas Revolution.
: Excavation is in progeress, 03/26/06. Artifacts and models,
will be displayed at Oklahoma History Center in Oklahoma City, Okla.
: Source
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