LOUISIANA

Name LOUISIANA
Named for
Designation
Official Number (MVUS) 14539
Official Number (Lloyds)
Official Number (Japanese)
Hull Number
IMO Number
State License #
Signal Letters
Radio Letters
Combined
F.C.C.
Rig Steam, Wheel
Type
Class 5
Rate A 1 –
Model Medium
ABS
Head
Stern
Displacement
Tons, gross 1126
Tons, net
Capacity
Dimensions 275′ x 35′ x 12′
Length, keel
Length, overall
Length, over deck
Length, registered
Length-waterline
Beam
Depth
Draft 7 1/2
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 1854
Launched, time
Commissioned
Re-commissioned
Cancelled
Built where (Country) United States
Built Where (State/Province) MD
Built Where (Town) Baltimore
Cost
Designer
Design #
Designer, Interior
Builder Cooper & Butler
Builder’s Number
Master Carpenter
Rebuilt
Hull Material Wood: White oak and cedar
Fastenings Essential copper and iron
When Metaled 1854, November
Engine description Vertical Beam, Condensing
Engine, dimensions
Diameter of Cylinder 1 of 60 inches
Stroke of Piston 11 feet
Boiler(s), number
Boiler(s), type
Boiler(s), size
Ind. Steam, Fire and Bilge Pump 1
Security and Provisions against fire Indifferent
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 American
Armament
Electronics
Service
Trade Indicator
Owners Baltimore & Norfolk Steamboat Co. (1858 1859 1862)
Factory(s)
Master(s)
Chief Engineer(s)
Officers
Crew
Homeports MD, Baltimore (1858 1859 1862)
Station
Area of Operations
Port of Registry
Port of Survey
Survey (Date and Place) 1857 1858
Estimated value
Disaster
Decommissioned
Fate Collision
Date of Disaster 1874-12-14
Location of Disaster USA, Chesapeake Bay
Latitude
Longitude
Lifesaving Station
Master
Crew (Voyage/Disaster)
Voyage
Cargo
Persons on Board
Lives Lost
Salvage Machinery salvaged for CAROLINA (1877)
Value of Vessel
Value of Cargo
Total Value
Estimate Value of Property Lost
Notes Water-wheel guards fore and aft, and not sponsoned. River navigation. Collided with FALCON.
References Am. Lloyds (1862) New York Maritime Register (1858 1859) Lytle List Berman