Portland (1890)

Builder:
New England Shipbuilding Company
Bath, Maine
Keel laid:
N/A
Launched:
October 14, 1889
Year built:
1890
Completed:
N/A
Fate:
Sunk Nov. 26, 1898 in a storm.

Location: North Atlantic off Massachusetts in the Stellwagen National Marine Sanctuary.

190 passengers and crew killed, no survivors.


Owner
Portland Steam Packet Company
Portland, Maine


Dimensions, machinery and performance
Length:
291'
Hull:
Wood
Beam:
42'
Engines:
1 one cylinder walking beam by Portland Co.
Across wheels:
N/A
Boilers:
2 by Bath Iron Works
Wheel diameter:
35'
Speed:
15 knots
Draft:
11'
HP:
N/A
Gross tons:
2,283
Funnels:
2
Crew:
N/A
Masts:
2
Passengers:
700


Captains
From
To
Name
?
Nov. 26, 1898
Hollis H. Blanchard


History
June 14, 1890:
Maiden voyage Portland, Maine - Boston.
Notes
Building cost $240,000
Wreck located in 1988 and is now protected.


Builder's Data
Page published Nov. 20, 2005