City of Florence (Packet, 1909-1913)

Summary

• BOAT DESCRIPTION: Sternwheel
• BOAT TYPE: Packet
• BUILT: Jeffersonville, Indiana by Howard Ship Yard, 1909
• FINAL DISPOSITION: Sank near Coffee Landing on the Tennessee River, February 11, 1913
• OWNERS: St. Louis and Tennessee River Packet Company
• RIVERS: Tennessee River
• OTHER INFORMATION: Ways - 1071; Original price was $14,000. On the morning of February 11, 1913, she came in collision with towboat Tomahawk at Coffee Landing, Tennessee River; she drifted about four miles down, sank and was lost. Several lives were lost. Many relics were found in 1975 by scuba divers led by Dave Wilson, Jackson, Tennessee.
• PHOTO DESCRIPTION: Loading/unloading the City of Florence with cotton bales. Passengers watch from top deck