Ship Model of the <i>Susquehanna</i>
date: label: date made
content: 1925
name: label: maker
content: Williamson, Frederick
notes: label: Description
content: Susquehanna was built in 1891 by Arthur Sewall in Bath, Maine. It measured 273 feet 6 inches in length, 45 feet 1 inch in beam, 28 feet in depth of hold, and 2591 tons. On its maiden voyage, after an average passage to San Francisco, it reached Liverpool on September 3, 1892, a speedy 94 days out. It sailed in the China trade under Captain Joe Sewell until 1901. Sewell was succeeded by M.T. Bailey and later by Captain Watts. In 1903, Susquehanna sailed between San Francisco and New York in a short 110 days. The ship made the passage between Honolulu and Delaware Breakwater carrying a full cargo of sugar in 89 days. On its last voyage in 1905, it carried 3,558 tons of ore, which was so heavy that the ship’s outer hull planking seams opened up in bad weather. The crew was unable to pump out the water fast enough, and they were forced to abandon Susquehanna on August 24, 1905.
label: Description
content: In 1925, the President of the Insurance Company of North America Benjamin Rush commissioned this model from Captain Frederick Williamson, who lived at the Sailor’s Snug Harbor on Staten Island, New York.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Maritime
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content: Work and Industry: Maritime
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content: Transportation
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of CIGNA Museum and Art Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2005.0279.070
label: accession number
content: 2005.0279
label: catalog number
content: 2005.0279.070
objectType: label: Object Name
content: ship model
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 37 in x 63 in x 16 in; 93.98 cm x 160.02 cm x 40.64 cm