STEAMBOATS NAMED SULTANA

1836-1862: STEAMBOATS NAMED SULTANA

SULTANA #1 -
Built in Cincinnati OH, 1836, owner Capt A.W. Tufts.
It set speed records between Louisville KY and New Orleans.
Retired in February 1843 after 7 yrs of service.
Usual term of service was 4 to 5 years.

SULTANA #2 -
August 1843, Sultana #2 was launched near Louisville KY for
Capt Horace Pease. Also a fast boat, it set records in 1844 and 1845. Capt Pease retired his boat in November 1847.

SULTANA #3 -
November 1847, Sultana #3 was launched by Capt Henry J. Moore and two St Louis business partners. Among the largest of steamboats on the river at 306 ft, it was better suited for shipping freight. It set a record for 1,600 tons of freight from Illinois to New Orleans in 1849.
On June 12, 1851, while docked at St Louis for maintenance, a blacksmith spark caused a fire on board that killed 3 people and destroyed the boat.

SULTANA #4 -
August 1851, Sultana #4 was built at Paducah, Kentucky, and had 4 different owners over its lifetime. On March 25, 1857 it caught fire near Hickman, Kentucky and burned to the waterline. Most on board were saved.

SULTANA #5 -
The last Sultana was built in late 1862 during the Civil War near Cincinnati and launched in January, 1863 along with her twin sister, Luminary. Sultana was owned by Capt Preston Lodwick, with Luminary owned by Capt John A. Williamson. Large double side-wheel steamboats each 260 ft long with a main deck, a roomy upper deck, and a smaller third deck set forward toward the bow of the boat, both were capable of carrying up to 375 persons as well as up to 1000 tons of commercial freight for the profitable cotton trade on the lower Mississippi to New Orleans. Both boats were fitted with newer design tubular boilers which were smaller, lighter, and more efficient than older style flue boilers. By 1863 standards, both boats were top of the line in luxury and modern equipment.

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	1836-1862: STEAMBOATS NAMED SULTANA
	SULTANA #1 - Built in Cincinnati OH, 1836, owner Capt A.W. Tufts. It set speed records between Louisville KY and New Orleans. Retired in February 1843 after 7 yrs of service. Usual term of service was 4 to 5 years. SULTANA #2 - August 1843, Sultana #2 was launched near Louisville KY for Capt Horace Pease. Also a fast boat, it set records in 1844 and 1845. Capt Pease retired his boat in November 1847. SULTANA #3 - November 1847, Sultana #3 was launched by Capt Henry J. Moore and two St Louis business partners. Among the largest of steamboats on the river at 306 ft, it was better suited for shipping freight. It set a record for 1,600 tons of freight from Illinois to New Orleans in 1849. On June 12, 1851, while docked at St Louis for maintenance, a blacksmith spark caused a fire on board that killed 3 people and destroyed the boat. SULTANA #4 - August 1851, Sultana #4 was built at Paducah, Kentucky, and had 4 different owners over its lifetime. On March 25, 1857 it caught fire near Hickman, Kentucky and burned to the waterline. Most on board were saved. SULTANA #5 - The last Sultana was built in late 1862 during the Civil War near Cincinnati and launched in January, 1863 along with her twin sister, Luminary. Sultana was owned by Capt Preston Lodwick, with Luminary owned by Capt John A. Williamson. Large double side-wheel steamboats each 260 ft long with a main deck, a roomy upper deck, and a smaller third deck set forward toward the bow of the boat, both were capable of carrying up to 375 persons as well as up to 1000 tons of commercial freight for the profitable cotton trade on the lower Mississippi to New Orleans. Both boats were fitted with newer design tubular boilers which were smaller, lighter, and more efficient than older style flue boilers. By 1863 standards, both boats were top of the line in luxury and modern equipment.

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