Royal (Packet, 1904-1918)

Date

• December 1917

Summary

• BOAT DESCRIPTION: Sternwheel
• BOAT TYPE: Packet
• BUILT: 1904 at Golconda, Illinois
• FINAL DISPOSITION: Stuck in ice at Madison, Indiana in December 1917. Struck the Madison, Indiana wharf and was wrecked, February 12, 1918
• OWNERS: J.M. Anderson
• RIVERS: Ohio River
• OTHER INFORMATION: Ways - 4861; Around 1915 she ran the Louisville-Kentucky River trade. After being stuck in ice for a couple months at Madison, Indiana, she struck the wharf and was wrecked on February 12, 1918
• PHOTO DESCRIPTION: Caught in ice at Madison, Indiana. Photo taken December 1917