Curlew (steamboat)
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Curlew was built in 1856 as a wooden-hulled propeller freight boat for the run between Providence, Rhode Island and New York. She served in several capacities during the American Civil War.
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US gunboat Curlew; from a sketch by A. R. Waud | |
History | |
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United States | |
Name | Curlew |
Owner | Commercial Steamboat Company, Providence Rhode Island, 1856 |
Port of registry | Providence, Rhode Island |
Builder | Samuel Sneden, Greenpoint, New York |
Completed | 1856 |
Fate | Sank in Chesapeake Bay 5 November 1863 after colliding with Louisiana |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Propeller steamer |
Tons burthen | 343 |
Length | 150 ft (46 m) |
Beam | 28 ft (8.5 m) |
Draft | 8 ft (2.4 m) |
Depth | 8.75 ft (2.67 m) |
Propulsion | Propeller, direct acting vertical engine |
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