The Silver Moon - The Waterways Journal
The steamer Silver Moon was designed and built specifically to fit into the short locks of the Louisville & Portland Canal.
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The steamer Silver Moon was designed and built specifically to fit into the short locks of the Louisville & Portland Canal.
May 3, 2021 By Keith Norrington The steamer Silver Moon was notably a unique vessel. The boat was designed and built specifically to fit into the short locks of the Louisville & Portland Canal. Constructed in 1859 at Cincinnati, the wooden hull measured 184 feet in length by 39 feet in width, with a depth of 7.5 feet. Three boilers supplied steam to engines having 22-inch cylinders with an 8-foot stroke. The paddlewheels were 26 feet in diameter with bucket planks 11 feet in length. The riverboat was owned by the Cincinnati & Mem...