Steam-powered ferry which operated on the Hudson River from 1807 to 1814
The 1909 replica of the North River Steamboat (Clermont) at anchor
History
United States
Name
North River Steamboat
Owner
Robert Livingston and Robert Fulton
Builder
Charles Browne
Completed
1807
In service
August 17, 1807 (1807-08-17)
Out of service
1814
Renamed
North River
Nickname(s)
Clermont
Fulton Folly[1]
Fate
Scrapped
General characteristics
Length
142 ft (43 m)
Beam
18 ft (5.5 m)
Height
62 ft (19 m)
Draught
7 ft (2.1 m)
Installed power
Steam, 19 h.p.
Propulsion
Paddle wheel and Sail
Speed
5 mph
The North River Steamboat or North River, colloquially known as the Clermont, is widely regarded as the world's first vessel to demonstrate the viability of using steam propulsion for commercial water transportation.[2] Built in 1807, the North River Steamboat operated on the Hudson River – at that time often known as the North River – between New York City and Albany, New York. It was built by the wealthy investor and politician Robert Livingston and inventor and entrepreneur Robert Fulton (1765–1815).
^Story, Joseph (1835). Miscellaneous Writings.
^Hunter, Louis C. (1985). A History of Industrial Power in the United States, 1730–1930, Vol. 2: Steam Power. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia.
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