History | |
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Name | Emma Giles |
Owner | Capt. George F. Curlett[1] |
Operator | Tolchester Company[1] |
Route | Baltimore, Maryland to points on the Chesapeake Bay including Annapolis, Maryland, Tolchester Beach, Maryland, West River, Maryland, Port Deposit, Maryland[1] |
Builder | William Woodall Shipyard[1] |
Completed | 1887[1] |
In service | 1887-1936[1] |
Fate | burned[1] |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 549[2] |
Length | 178[2] |
Beam | 30[2] |
Propulsion | steam |
Capacity | 1500 people[3] |
The Emma Giles was the best known and most popular sidewheel passenger steamer that operated out of Baltimore, Maryland.[1]