H. M. Carter (Packet, 1901-1908)

Summary

• BOAT DESCRIPTION: Sternwheel
• BOAT TYPE: Packet
• BUILT: 1901 at Jeffersonville, Indiana by Howard Ship Yards
• FINAL DISPOSITION: Exploded her boilers near Bayou Goula on November 20, 1908
• OWNERS: Carter Packet Company
• OFFICERS & CREW: Captain H. M. Carter; Captain E. A. Rucker (pilot, 1908)
• RIVERS: Mississippi River; Red River; Ouachita River; Black River
• OTHER INFORMATION: Ways - 2493; Ran New Orleans-Ouachita-Black rivers. She sank in June 1905 at Alexandria, Louisiana while on a trip up the Red River. She was in the New Orleans-Baton Rouge trade when she exploded. Ten or more were killed
• PHOTO DESCRIPTION: Loaded down with cargo