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Steamship Knickerbocker

(oil painting of Knickerbocker by Antonio Jacobsen in 1890)

 
(Photo courtesy of Hagley Museum Library, Wilmington, Delaware)


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Built in 1873 built by Pusey and Jones Shipbuilders (Hull #111), Wilmington, DE
Iron hulled, two-masted, steam-powered screw
1642 gross tons, 1140 net tons, 256 x 33.6 x 25.3
Single cylinder condensing engine (Engine #380), 44" diameter, 72" stroke, Four boilers
Built for Clark & Seaman (The Cromwell Steamship Line)

1902
Sold, converted to schooner, renamed Texas
Became USQC Transport #13 in the Spanish-American War
(oil painting of Knickerbocker by Antonio Jacobsen in 1898)

 

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