Chauncey Vibbard (steamboat)
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Chauncey Vibbard, often abbreviated as C. Vibbard or just Vibbard, was a steamboat built in New York in 1864 for passenger service on the Hudson River. The first steamboat built specifically for what later became the Hudson River Day Line, Chauncey Vibbard quickly established herself as the fastest steamboat on the river, if not the world, with a record run from New York to Albany in 1864. Her popularity was such that after only two years of service she was lengthened to accommodate more passengers.
Chauncey Vibbard prior to her 1880 rebuild | |
History | |
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Name | Chauncey Vibbard |
Namesake | Railroad executive Chauncey Vibbard |
Owner |
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Builder | Lawrence & Foulks (New York) |
Completed | 1864 |
Maiden voyage | 20 June 1864 |
In service | 1864–1900 |
Out of service | 1900–1902 |
Refit | 1866, 1872, 1880 |
Fate | Broken up at Cramer's Hill, 1902 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Passenger sidewheel steamboat |
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Length |
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Beam | 35 ft (11 m) |
Depth of hold | 9 ft 6 in (2.90 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 23–25 mph (20–22 knots); top speed of around 28 mph (24 kn) |
Capacity | 2,000 passengers |
Chauncey Vibbard was lengthened again in 1872, but in spite of these alterations, continued to set a variety of new speed records on the Hudson until at least 1876. In 1880, she was given another major rebuild. In 1890, after 26 years' service on the Hudson, Chauncey Vibbard was sold to the Lincoln Steamboat Company, which ran her as an excursion steamer between Philadelphia and Lincoln Park. Laid up in 1900, she was broken up in 1902, having accumulated some 36 years of service.