Director (1850 ship)
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Director was a wooden, side-wheel steamship built in 1850 specifically for the river and lake portions of Cornelius Vanderbilt's trans-Nicaragua shipping route. She was the first steam vessel to sail on Lake Nicaragua. She was not only significantly profitable for Vanderbilt, but having proved the transcontinental route viable, changed both Central American and United States history. Her success produced investments in newer, more capable ships and she was retired sometime between 1854 and 1856.
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Name | Director |
Builder | Jeremiah Simonson (New York, NY) |
Launched | 1850 |
Fate | Engine removed between 1864 and 1860. Ultimate fate is unknown. |
General characteristics | |
Displacement | 65 tons |
Length | 80 ft (24 m) |
Beam | 20 ft (6.1 m) |
Draft | 4.5 ft (1.4 m) |
Installed power | Square crosshead steam engine |
Propulsion | Side-mounted paddlewheels |
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