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Built 1872 built by Pusey and Jones Shipbuilders (Hull #101), Wilmington, DE
Iron hulled, two-masted, steam-powered screw
1564 gross tons, 1017 net tons, 240 x 33 x 26.9
Single cylinder, 48" diameter, 60" stroke, condensing engine (Engine #350) Two boilers
Built for H B Cromwell Company (later the Cromwell Steamship Lines)
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| Steamship New Orleans (prior to new boilers in 1891)
(Photo courtesy of Tim Cassady, Baltimore, Maryland) |
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Two new boilers installed by the Pusey and Jones Company in late October 1891
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Purchased by the Merchants and Miner's Transportation Company for $60,000.
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Extensive overhaul done by the Maryland Steel Company, Sparrows Point, MD
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Purchased in May by Boca Grande Steamship Company for freighter service..
Extensive refitting to freighter done by the Philadelphia Ship Repairs Company
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Foundered October 11th, eleven miles southeast of Cape Henlopen, Delaware. |
