SS Ocean Queen (1857)
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Ocean Queen was a side-paddled wooden ship built in 1857 by Stephen G. Bogert, of the Westervelt & Co. Shipyard of New York City. The engines were built by the Morgan Iron Works, also in New York City. The original name of the ship was Queen of the Pacific.
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Builder | Westervelt & Co., New York City |
Launched | April 1857 |
Fate | Scrapped, 1875 |
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Type | Side-wheel paddle steamer |
Tonnage | 2,801 GRT |
Length | 327 ft (100 m) |
Beam | 42 ft (13 m) |
Propulsion | Morgan Iron Works steam engine, side-paddle wheels |
Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
Capacity | 350 passengers |
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