. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. .1, »Uf *u« ^- ^"-'^_ nnniinnMi|||iplH|^i^ii^^||ii|||||aBBMHBBH||ii||agiI|iHliail|. The Steel SiDE-^VHEEL Hudson River Steamer Htndiick Hudson was built by the Marvel Shipbuilding Com- pany, Newburgh, New York, in igo6. Licensed to carry persons, she ran for many years between New York City and Albany. Rigged model USNM 309408. iSmit/iiuiiuiii Ji/mlo ^jzfc.) son Ri\-er Day Line of New York. She ran for many years on the New York City to .-Mbany run and was a well know^n vessel in her day. She was licensed to carry 5500 pers
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. .1, »Uf *u« ^- ^"-'^_ nnniinnMi|||iplH|^i^ii^^||ii|||||aBBMHBBH||ii||agiI|iHliail|. The Steel SiDE-^VHEEL Hudson River Steamer Htndiick Hudson was built by the Marvel Shipbuilding Com- pany, Newburgh, New York, in igo6. Licensed to carry persons, she ran for many years between New York City and Albany. Rigged model USNM 309408. iSmit/iiuiiuiii Ji/mlo ^jzfc.) son Ri\-er Day Line of New York. She ran for many years on the New York City to .-Mbany run and was a well know^n vessel in her day. She was licensed to carry 5500 persons. The model represents an excursion steamer having three flush decks running from bow to stern. On the upper deck is a deckhouse, extending about three- fifths the hull length, on which is a 2-deck bridge-and- wheelhouse structure, a small 1-deck house, and two stacks in line fore and aft. Wide guards, with expased iron braces to the hull sides below, house feathering paddle \vheels forw ard of midlength. The guards are faired into both bow and fantail rim. The keel is straight with no drag; the forefoot is much cut awav and rounded, and the stem is straight and upright abo\e the load line; the keel aft is cut up in a straight line for a considerable length; and there is a short vertical post with a balance rudder himg on it and a short, roimcl, fantail counter above. The sheer is slight, the entrance is long and very sharp, and the run is long and very fine. The midsection had a nearly flat floor, an easy round bilge, and an upright topside. The Hendruk Hudson was 400 feet long, o\-erall, feet between perpendiculars, feet beam at gimwales and 82 feet over the guards, 14 feet 5 inches moulded depth, her depth in hold was feet, and lier draft 7 feet 6 inches. The vessel had a 3-cvlinder i~iim â ^ ^. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of thes
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