AMERICA

Name AMERICA
Named for
Designation
Official Number (MVUS)
Official Number (Lloyds)
Official Number (Japanese)
Hull Number
IMO Number
State License #
Signal Letters
Radio Letters
Combined
F.C.C.
Rig Steam, Sidewheel or Steam screw, bark
Type
Class 2 *
Rate A 1 –
Model Medium
ABS
Head
Stern
Displacement
Tons, gross 544
Tons, net
Capacity
Dimensions 170 6/12 x 18 x 12
Length, keel
Length, overall 170′ 6″
Length, over deck
Length, registered
Length-waterline
Beam 18′
Depth 12′
Draft 8
Draft, Centreboard down
Decks 1
Accommodations
Hatches
Hatches, size
Tanks
Compartments
Compartments, capacity
Masts
Mast(s), height
Spars, other dimensions
Sail Area (Sq. Ft.)
Sail Area (Sq. Ft.) – Main
Sail Area (Sq. Ft.) – Mizzen
Mizzen staysail
Sail Area (Sq. Ft.) – Headsail
Sail Area (Sq. Ft.) – Spannaker
Sailmaker
Sails, Year made
Sail No.
Race Rating
Ordered
Laid down
Launched 1855
Launched, time
Commissioned
Re-commissioned
Cancelled
Built where (Country) United States
Built Where (State/Province) NY
Built Where (Town) New York
Cost
Designer
Design #
Designer, Interior
Builder Wm. H. Webb
Builder’s Number
Master Carpenter
Rebuilt
Hull Material Wood: White oak and locust
Fastenings Essential copper and iron
When Metaled 1855, December
Engine description Oscillating, Condensing
Engine, dimensions
Diameter of Cylinder 2 of 45 inches
Stroke of Piston 5 feet
Boiler(s), number
Boiler(s), type
Boiler(s), size
Ind. Steam, Fire and Bilge Pump
Security and Provisions against fire Good
Transmission
Shaft size
Screw(s)
Propeller Size
Horsepower
Nominal HP
Indicated HP
Shaft HP
Speed
Fuel type
Burns oil
Fuel, capacity
Range
Generator(s)
Water, capacity
Holding tank, capacity
Nationality
Armament
Electronics
Service
Trade Indicator
Owners B. S. Saunders & O. (1862)
Factory(s)
Master(s)
Chief Engineer(s)
Officers
Crew
Homeports Sitka (1862)
Station
Area of Operations
Port of Registry
Port of Survey
Survey (Date and Place) 1855
Estimated value
Disaster
Decommissioned
Fate
Date of Disaster
Location of Disaster
Latitude
Longitude
Lifesaving Station
Master
Crew (Voyage/Disaster)
Voyage
Cargo
Persons on Board
Lives Lost
Salvage
Value of Vessel
Value of Cargo
Total Value
Estimate Value of Property Lost
Notes Bark rigged.
References Am. Lloyds (1862) New York Maritime Register (1858) Lytle List