Grand Republic (1878)

Builder:
John Englis & Son
Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York
Keel laid:
December 4, 1877
Launched:
April 6, 1878
Year built:
1878
Completed:
N/A
Fate:
Destroyed by fire at New York Apr. 26, 1924.


Owner:
R. Cornell White (Built for)
New York, New York

Knickerbocker Steamship Company
New York, New York
New Jersey Navigation Company
(Iron Steamboat Company)
Edgewater, New Jersey


Dimensions, machinery and performance
Length:
282'
Hull:
Wood
Beam:
41' 6"
Engines:
Vertical Beam
Across wheels:
72'
Boilers:
2
Wheel diameter:
36'
Speed:
N/A
Draft:
13' 1"
HP:
1,800
Gross tons:
1,760
Funnels:
2
Crew:
26
Masts:
2
Passengers:
4,000


Notes
July 4, 1878:
Ran down a small fishing schooner in the North River.
Aug. 28, 1878:
In collission with a bark on the Hudson River.
June 19, 1880:
Rammed and sank SS Adelaide in the North River.
July 21, 1904:
In collision with yacht Kismet.
July 6, 1910:
On board fire while returning to New York from Rockaway, about $3,000 damage.
July 7, 1911:
Struck submerged object and holed the bottom of the ship.
Aug. 1, 1922:
In collission with ferryboat Chautauqua on the North River.
Apr. 26, 1924:
Destroyed by fire at 155th St. New York.


Builder's Data
Page published June 20, 2014