Title:
City of Lowell was 'Greyhound of the Sound'
Author:
Carol W. Kimball
Subjects:
City of Lowell, steamship
"Greyhound of the Sound"
twin-screw propellers
"Greyhound of the Sound"
twin-screw propellers
Object ID:
Kim04-014
Object Name:
Scrapbook
Category:
8: Communication Artifact
Subcategory:
Documentary Artifact
Publisher:
The Day
Publication Place:
New London, CT
Pubication Date:
07/04/1991
Collection:
Carol W. Kimball
Summary:
Launched Nov. 26, 1893, at the Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine for the Norwich and New London Transportation Company, the steamship City of Lowell, designed by A. Cary Smith, was faster than the Richard Peck and earned the nickname "Greyhound of the Sound." Her twin-screw propellers easily drove her at 20 miles per hour and she could carry 1,000 passengers. Her cargo capacity was equal to 95 freight cars. With Capt. Phil Ollweiler at the helm she rescued and towed many distressed vessels including the bulky 4,400-ton steamer Providence. When the railroad went bankrupt in 1937 the steamers stopped running. After a brief respite during the war, she was finally scrapped in 1946.
People:
Smith, A. Cary
Geer, J. Cleveland (Capt.)
Geer, Jeremiah
Ollweiler, Phil (Capt.)
Geer, J. Cleveland (Capt.)
Geer, Jeremiah
Ollweiler, Phil (Capt.)
Search Terms:
Greyhound of the Sound
Norwich and New London Transportation Co.
City of Lowell (steamship)
Long Island Sound
Richard Peck (steamer)
steamers
screw propellers
twin-screw propellers
speed
rescued
Norwich and New London Transportation Co.
City of Lowell (steamship)
Long Island Sound
Richard Peck (steamer)
steamers
screw propellers
twin-screw propellers
speed
rescued