Curlew (steamboat)
US gunboat Curlew; from a sketch by A. R. Waud | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | Curlew |
| Owner | Commercial Steamboat Company, Providence Rhode Island, 1856 |
| Port of registry | Providence, Rhode Island |
| Builder | Samuel Sneden, Greenpoint, New York |
| Completed | 1856 |
| Fate | Sank in Chesapeake Bay 5 November 1863 after colliding with Louisiana |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Propeller steamer |
| Tons burthen | 343 |
| Length | 150 ft (46 m) |
| Beam | 28 ft (8.5 m) |
| Draft | 8 ft (2.4 m) |
| Depth | 8.75 ft (2.67 m) |
| Propulsion | Propeller, direct acting vertical engine |
Curlew was built in 1856 as a wooden-hulled propeller freight boat for the run between Providence, Rhode Island and New York. She served in several capacities during the American Civil War.