Steamer or Steamship
Steamer is an early term for any vessel power by a steam engine rather than sails.
Early steamers were propelled by large paddlewheels. "Side-wheelers", with the paddlewheels on each side, were more seaworthy, and therefore more common in ocean waters, while "stern-wheelers", with a single large paddlewheel at the back, were more common as riverboats. Later, these were replaced by more efficient screw (or propeller) vessels.
Of note is the universal pattern of:
< bow - boilers - engine - drive shaft - propeller - rudder/stern )
and the fact that the boilers are always in front of the engine. Identify any one of these features on the wreck, and you can orient yourself in even the murkiest conditions.
- Type:
- shipwreck, revenue cutter, U.S. Revenue Service, on loan to U.S. Navy
- Name:
- A tribe of Iroquoian Indians of the eastern New York area.
- Built:
- 1902, Richmond VA USA
- Specs:
- ( 206 x 32 ft ) 980 gross tons, 77 crew
- Sunk:
- Monday October 1, 1917
collision with tanker Vennachar - no casualties - GPS:
- 40°25.025' -73°45.158' (AWOIS 2010)
- Depth:
- 100 ft
More: R.C. Mohawk ...
- Type:
- shipwreck, side-wheel steamer USA
- Built:
- Nov 27, 1847
- Specs:
- ( 133 x 31 ft ) tons
- Sunk:
- June 21, 1860
collision with schooner Fanny - Depth:
- 85 ft
More: RJ Walker / $25 Wreck ...
- Type:
- shipwreck, Great Lakes freighter, USA
- Built:
- 1890, USA, as German
- Specs:
- ( 296 x 40 ft ) 2418 gross tons, 30 passengers & crew
- Sunk:
- Wednesday June 11, 1919
collision with liner Argentina - no casualties - Depth:
- 110 ft
More: Yankee (G&D) ...
