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| Item | Title | Type | Subject | Creator | Publisher | Date | Place | Address | Description | |
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| 14654 | Belfast - Passenger Steamer |
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| 14655 | Penobscot - Sidewheel Walking Beam Steamer |
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| “A series of beautiful and larger vessels [of the Sanford Independent Co., based in Bangor, Maine] appeared, starting in 1882 with the “Penobscot,” the twins: “City of Bangor,” 1894, and “City of Rockland,” 1900; and the sister ships “Belfast” and “Camden.”” - “Bangor, Maine: An Illustrated History – 1769-1976” – A New Edition in honor of the National Bi-Centennial edited by James B. Vickery, p. 47-48 – 1976. | 
Description: “A series of beautiful and larger vessels [of the Sanford Independent Co., based in Bangor, Maine] appeared, starting in 1882 with the “Penobscot,” the twins: “City of Bangor,” 1894, and “City of Rockland,” 1900; and the sister ships “Belfast” and “Camden.”” - “Bangor, Maine: An Illustrated History – 1769-1976” – A New Edition in honor of the National Bi-Centennial edited by James B. Vickery, p. 47-48 – 1976. | |||||
| 14639 | Rangeley - Passenger Steamer |
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| “Last of the Maine Central’s fleet, built in 1913. Bath built and almost the twin of “Moosehead.” Had a single 1200 triple expansion engine in place of “Moosehead’s” twins. WWI conditions and tourist traffic by auto sent the “Rangeley” to New York in April, 1925. Hudson River Dayliner, renamed the “Chauncey M. DePew.” In 1941 she was under lease to the Government. Released from that lease, she went to Boston and sailed for the Nantasket Steamboat Co.’s Provincetown Service, still as the “Depew.” Since then she was on the Block Island run, the New York Harbor service, spent 1949 on the Tolchester Line, and was sold to Bermuda as a tender to cruise ships too large to dock at Hamilton and St. George. She made the trip from Baltimore to Bermuda under her own power.” – Eleanor Mayo’s notes for this photograph. "Rangeley was built at Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine in 1913. She had a steel hull, was 185.1’ x 35.6’ (molded 30.5’) x 13.5’ (overall, 194’11” x 34’4”, 11’7” draft, loated, aft) 652 gross, 282 net tons. She carried a triple expansion Bath Iron Works engine. Cylinders, 16”, 26”, 30” x 2’ – 1 boiler – 1198 hp." - “Hudson River Day Line: The Story of a Great American Steamboat Company” by Donald C. Ringwald, published by Howell-North Books, Berkeley, California, 1965, p. 158-161, 213. "Rangeley's" service for the Maine Central Railroad was to carry passengers from the Mount Desert Ferry terminal to various towns on Mount Desert Island. | 
Description: “Last of the Maine Central’s fleet, built in 1913. Bath built and almost the twin of “Moosehead.” Had a single 1200 triple expansion engine in place of “Moosehead’s” twins. WWI conditions and tourist traffic by auto sent the “Rangeley” to New York in April, 1925. Hudson River Dayliner, renamed the “Chauncey M. DePew.” In 1941 she was under lease to the Government. Released from that lease, she went to Boston and sailed for the Nantasket Steamboat Co.’s Provincetown Service, still as the “Depew.” Since then she was on the Block Island run, the New York Harbor service, spent 1949 on the Tolchester Line, and was sold to Bermuda as a tender to cruise ships too large to dock at Hamilton and St. George. She made the trip from Baltimore to Bermuda under her own power.” – Eleanor Mayo’s notes for this photograph. "Rangeley was built at Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine in 1913. She had a steel hull, was 185.1’ x 35.6’ (molded 30.5’) x 13.5’ (overall, 194’11” x 34’4”, 11’7” draft, loated, aft) 652 gross, 282 net tons. She carried a triple expansion Bath Iron Works engine. Cylinders, 16”, 26”, 30” x 2’ – 1 boiler – 1198 hp." - “Hudson River Day Line: The Story of a Great American Steamboat Company” by Donald C. Ringwald, published by Howell-North Books, Berkeley, California, 1965, p. 158-161, 213. "Rangeley's" service for the Maine Central Railroad was to carry passengers from the Mount Desert Ferry terminal to various towns on Mount Desert Island. [show more] | |||||
| 14601 | Frank Jones - Sidewheel Steamer |
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| Vessel Name – Frank Jones Class – sidewheel steamer Hull - Masts - 2 Designed by – William Pattee Build date - 1892 Built by – Bath Iron Works Built at – Bath, Maine Built for – Boston & Maine RR owned by Franklin Jones Named for – businessman, politician and brewer Franklin Jones of Portsmouth, New Hampshire and Boston Power - inclined-compound engine – horizontal side wheel, powering small, narrow, higher-speed (35 rpm) feathering wheels – 1200 hp Gross tons - 1634 Capacity – 105 staterooms Length – 263’ Beam – 36’ Crew –Disposition - 1905 - sold to the Enterprise Line to work between Fall River & New York. 1908 - in service on the Hudson River between Albany and New York. 1915 - renamed “Fenimore” 1918 - requisitioned by U.S. Navy to carry naval stores during the WWI. June 22, 1918 she lay at anchor on the York River in Virginia full of ammunition. She caught fire and the resulting explosion completely destroyed her. | 
Description: Vessel Name – Frank Jones Class – sidewheel steamer Hull - Masts - 2 Designed by – William Pattee Build date - 1892 Built by – Bath Iron Works Built at – Bath, Maine Built for – Boston & Maine RR owned by Franklin Jones Named for – businessman, politician and brewer Franklin Jones of Portsmouth, New Hampshire and Boston Power - inclined-compound engine – horizontal side wheel, powering small, narrow, higher-speed (35 rpm) feathering wheels – 1200 hp Gross tons - 1634 Capacity – 105 staterooms Length – 263’ Beam – 36’ Crew –Disposition - 1905 - sold to the Enterprise Line to work between Fall River & New York. 1908 - in service on the Hudson River between Albany and New York. 1915 - renamed “Fenimore” 1918 - requisitioned by U.S. Navy to carry naval stores during the WWI. June 22, 1918 she lay at anchor on the York River in Virginia full of ammunition. She caught fire and the resulting explosion completely destroyed her. [show more] | |||||
| 14602 | Rockland - Sidewheel Steamer |
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| This “Rockland” is not to be confused with the later steamer “City of Rockland.” "Rockland" was built at Hoboken, New Jersey, in 1853 and owned by Francis Cobb and others of Rockland, Maine. She made her first trip on August 21, 1854, commanded by Captain E.S. Blaisdell. | 
Description: This “Rockland” is not to be confused with the later steamer “City of Rockland.” "Rockland" was built at Hoboken, New Jersey, in 1853 and owned by Francis Cobb and others of Rockland, Maine. She made her first trip on August 21, 1854, commanded by Captain E.S. Blaisdell. | |||||
| 14604 | Rose Standish - Sidewheel Walking Beam Steamer |
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| "Rose Standish," probably named for Rose Standish, the wife of Miles Standish, was a side wheel steamer with a walking beam engine. "Built in Brooklyn 1863 - sold to Frontier Steamboat Company of Calais, Maine, in 1887 - 154 feet length over all - 27 foot Beam, 392 gross tons. The Rose Standish sailed the Saint Croix River between Maine and New Brunswick. From Calais, Maine to East Port, Maine, over to Saint Andrew, New Brunswick, Canada, making stops to other small communities in between." - According to Craig Martin Little on his Little Ships of the Maritimes web site. - 2007 | 
Description: "Rose Standish," probably named for Rose Standish, the wife of Miles Standish, was a side wheel steamer with a walking beam engine. "Built in Brooklyn 1863 - sold to Frontier Steamboat Company of Calais, Maine, in 1887 - 154 feet length over all - 27 foot Beam, 392 gross tons. The Rose Standish sailed the Saint Croix River between Maine and New Brunswick. From Calais, Maine to East Port, Maine, over to Saint Andrew, New Brunswick, Canada, making stops to other small communities in between." - According to Craig Martin Little on his Little Ships of the Maritimes web site. - 2007 [show more] | |||||
| 14416 | Vinal Haven - Steamer |
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| 14422 | Mount Desert - Sidewheel Steamer |
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| 14088 | West Branch No. 2 - Steamer |
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| “Called “Great Northern’s Navy,” the Great Northern Paper Company owned a fleet of steamers used in its logging operations on several waters in the neighborhood of Chesuncook Lake, the largest… Replacing the “A.B. Smith” [side-wheel steamer built in 1902] was the “West Branch No. 2,” built May 1926 at Chesuncook Dam, now replaced by Ripogenus Dam…” - “Maine’s Steamboating Past” by Donald A. Wilson, published by Arcadia Publishing, Charleston, SC, p. 117, c. 2007 Vessel Name – West Branch No.2 Class – logging vessel Hull - wood Designed by – O.A. Harkness (Orrin Albert Harkness) (1870-) Build date – 1926 Launched – May 5, 1927 Built by – Great Northern Paper Co. Built at – on the shore at Chesuncook Dam, ME Built for – Great Northern Paper Co. Named for – West Branch of the Penobscot River in Maine. Power - 30 ton diesel Gross tons - Net tons – Capacity - Length – 91’ Beam – 21’ Draught – 8’ Crew – Designer O.A. Harkness was a mechanical genius who developed an inland fleet of lumbering vessels for Great Northern and was known as the “Admiral.” West Branch No. 2 operated between the head of Chesuncook Lake and Ripogenus Dam – 24 miles, towing pulpwood in booms, sometimes as much as 5000 cords at a time. By 1933 she had towed more than half a million cords of wood. – The Lewiston Daily Sun, November 20, 1933. | 
Description: “Called “Great Northern’s Navy,” the Great Northern Paper Company owned a fleet of steamers used in its logging operations on several waters in the neighborhood of Chesuncook Lake, the largest… Replacing the “A.B. Smith” [side-wheel steamer built in 1902] was the “West Branch No. 2,” built May 1926 at Chesuncook Dam, now replaced by Ripogenus Dam…” - “Maine’s Steamboating Past” by Donald A. Wilson, published by Arcadia Publishing, Charleston, SC, p. 117, c. 2007 Vessel Name – West Branch No.2 Class – logging vessel Hull - wood Designed by – O.A. Harkness (Orrin Albert Harkness) (1870-) Build date – 1926 Launched – May 5, 1927 Built by – Great Northern Paper Co. Built at – on the shore at Chesuncook Dam, ME Built for – Great Northern Paper Co. Named for – West Branch of the Penobscot River in Maine. Power - 30 ton diesel Gross tons - Net tons – Capacity - Length – 91’ Beam – 21’ Draught – 8’ Crew – Designer O.A. Harkness was a mechanical genius who developed an inland fleet of lumbering vessels for Great Northern and was known as the “Admiral.” West Branch No. 2 operated between the head of Chesuncook Lake and Ripogenus Dam – 24 miles, towing pulpwood in booms, sometimes as much as 5000 cords at a time. By 1933 she had towed more than half a million cords of wood. – The Lewiston Daily Sun, November 20, 1933. [show more] | |||||
| 13890 | Pilgrim - Steamer |
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| 13465 | Sappho - Steamer |
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| 13469 | Wauwinet - Excursion Steamer |
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| 13398 | S.S. Canopic - Passenger Steamer |
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| SS “Canopic” was built in 1900 by Harland & Wolff in Belfast, Ireland. She had one funnel, two masts, 12,268 GRT tonnage, and was 176.28 x 18.08 m / 578.4 x 59.4 ft. She had a triple expansion engine with twin screws and a steel hull containing three decks. She carried 250-1st Class, 250-2nd Class and 800-3rd Class passengers. “Canopic” was originally built as “Commonwealth” for the Dominion Line and launched on May 31, 1900, she was completed in September 1900. The “Commonwealth” made her maiden voyage on October 4, 1900 from Liverpool to Boston. In 1903 she was sold to the White Star Line and renamed “Canopic.” At this time her tonnage changed to 12,097 GRT. The Canopic made her first White Star Line voyage on January 14, 1903 on the Liverpool to Boston service. In 1904 she was transferred to the New York to Mediterranean service. From 1917 till 1919 she operated under the Liner Requisition Scheme. In February 1919 she reverted back to White Star Line, and in July went to the New York to Mediterranean berth. In 1922 the “Canopic” replaced the “Arabic” on the Mediterranean route. On April 13, 1922 she made her first voyage on the Liverpool to Halifax to Boston route, then to the Montreal run for the summer. On November 10, 1922 she started on the Bremen to New York service. In November 1923 she took over the Hamburg to New York route. In September 1924 she was put on the Liverpool - Philadelphia - Portland, Maine to end her career. In October the “Canopic” was sold for breaking up to T.W. Ward, and scrapped at Briton Ferry, South Wales. | 
Description: SS “Canopic” was built in 1900 by Harland & Wolff in Belfast, Ireland. She had one funnel, two masts, 12,268 GRT tonnage, and was 176.28 x 18.08 m / 578.4 x 59.4 ft. She had a triple expansion engine with twin screws and a steel hull containing three decks. She carried 250-1st Class, 250-2nd Class and 800-3rd Class passengers. “Canopic” was originally built as “Commonwealth” for the Dominion Line and launched on May 31, 1900, she was completed in September 1900. The “Commonwealth” made her maiden voyage on October 4, 1900 from Liverpool to Boston. In 1903 she was sold to the White Star Line and renamed “Canopic.” At this time her tonnage changed to 12,097 GRT. The Canopic made her first White Star Line voyage on January 14, 1903 on the Liverpool to Boston service. In 1904 she was transferred to the New York to Mediterranean service. From 1917 till 1919 she operated under the Liner Requisition Scheme. In February 1919 she reverted back to White Star Line, and in July went to the New York to Mediterranean berth. In 1922 the “Canopic” replaced the “Arabic” on the Mediterranean route. On April 13, 1922 she made her first voyage on the Liverpool to Halifax to Boston route, then to the Montreal run for the summer. On November 10, 1922 she started on the Bremen to New York service. In November 1923 she took over the Hamburg to New York route. In September 1924 she was put on the Liverpool - Philadelphia - Portland, Maine to end her career. In October the “Canopic” was sold for breaking up to T.W. Ward, and scrapped at Briton Ferry, South Wales. [show more] | |||||
| 12171 | Steamer Emita Near Portland, Maine |
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| 11207 | Willis Humphreys Ballard Aboard Steamer Emita |
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| 9820 | Great Northern Paper Company Steamer West Branch No. 2 on Chesuncook Lake |
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| See “Maine Lakes Steamboat Album" by Walter M. Macdougall et al, published by Down East Magazine, Camden, Maine, 1976, p. 10-12 for another photograph of the vessel and information about the West Branch vessels. |
Description: See “Maine Lakes Steamboat Album" by Walter M. Macdougall et al, published by Down East Magazine, Camden, Maine, 1976, p. 10-12 for another photograph of the vessel and information about the West Branch vessels. | ||||
| 7111 | Steamer Ruth - Mt. Desert Ferry at Hancock Point, Maine |
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| 6881 | Steamer Sappho Coming in to Bar Harbor |
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| 6482 | Steamer Cimbria of the Barbour Line - From Bangor, Off the Steamship Wharf in Bernard, Maine |
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| 6486 | Pilgrim at Peak's Island Landing, Portland, Maine |
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| 6423 | Advertisement for Forest City Side Wheel Steamer |
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| 6413 | Roderick Pepper Clark at Steamboat Wharf with Steamer Westport |
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| 6301 | Steamer Sappho Coming in to Bar Harbor |
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| 6303 | Steamers Sappho and Sebenoa at Bar Harbor |
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| 11215 | Steamer Emita at Forest City Landing, Peak's Island, Maine |
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