Greenwood (Packet, 1898-1925)

Date

• 1902

Summary

• BOAT DESCRIPTION: Sternwheel
• BOAT TYPE: Packet
• BUILT: Parkersburg, West Virginia, completed at Ironton, Ohio, 1898
• FINAL DISPOSITION: Capsized when the Chris Greene backed into her and ripped open the hull, November 17, 1925
• OWNERS: Gordon C. Greene (3/4 interest) and Carrie G. Greenwood (1/4 interest)
• OFFICERS & CREW: Captain Jesse P. Hughes (pilot, 1898; master, 1904); Captain Henry Kraft (master, 1912)
• RIVERS: Ohio River
• OTHER INFORMATION: Ways - 2450; Originally owned by Gordon C. Greene and Carrie G. Greenwood. In 1925 she was chartered to replace the Betsy Ann. When the Chris Green backed into her she turned over and landed below the suspension bridge in Cincinnati
• PHOTO DESCRIPTION: Marietta wharf boat is in foreground; Greenwood in background with Kanauka behind her