President (1840)

Builder:
Curling & Young
Blackwall, London, England
Keel laid:
N/A
Launched:
December 9, 1839
Year built:
1840
Completed:
N/A
Fate:
Sailed from New York March 11, 1841, missing since then. Last seen at 39.46N - 71W
fighting heavy seas in a gale by Orpheus.

Location: North Atlantic, 168 miles east-southeast of New York (aprox).

136 passengers and crew lost, no survivors.


Owner
British & American Steam Navigation Company
Bristol, England


Dimensions, machinery and performance
Length:
275'
Hull:
Steel
Beam:
41'
Engines:
type N/A built by Fawcett & Preston, Liverpool
Across wheels:
68'
Boilers:
N/A
Wheel diameter:
30'
Speed:
N/A
Draft:
N/A
HP:
540
Gross tons:
2,366
Funnels:
1
Crew:
N/A
Masts:
3 (rigged for sail)
Passengers:
N/A


Captains
From
To
Name
N/A
Mar. 1841
Captain Richard Roberts, R.N.R.


History
Aug. 1, 1840:
Maiden voyage Liverpool - New York
Aug. 17, 1840:
Arrived at New York.
Sept. 1, 1840:
Departed New York.
Sept. 17, 1840:
Arrived at Liverpool.
Mar. 11, 1841:
Departed New York for Liverpool.
Mar. 12, 1841:
Sighted at 39.46N - 71W by Orpheus, missing since then.
Notes:
Figurehead was George Washington.


Builder's Data
Page published Dec. 11, 2009