Chauncey Vibbard (steamboat)

Chauncey Vibbard, often abbreviated as C. Vibbard or just Vibbard, was a steamboat built in New York in 1864 for passenger service on the Hudson River. The first steamboat built specifically for what later became the Hudson River Day Line, Chauncey Vibbard quickly established herself as the fastest steamboat on the river, if not the world, with a record run from New York to Albany in 1864. Her popularity was such that after only two years of service she was lengthened to accommodate more passengers.

Chauncey Vibbard prior to her 1880 rebuild
History
NameChauncey Vibbard
NamesakeRailroad executive Chauncey Vibbard
Owner
  • 1864–65: A. Van Santvoord
  • 1865–79: A. Van Santvoord, J. McB. Davidson
  • 1879–90: Hudson River Day Line
  • 1890–93: Lincoln Steamboat Company
  • 1893–97: Lincoln Park and Steamboat Consolidated Co.
  • 1897–1900: The Everard Steamboat Co.
BuilderLawrence & Foulks (New York)
Completed1864
Maiden voyage20 June 1864
In service1864–1900
Out of service1900–1902
Refit1866, 1872, 1880
FateBroken up at Cramer's Hill, 1902
General characteristics
TypePassenger sidewheel steamboat
Tonnage
  • 1864: 794 tons
  • 1866: 1,181 tons
Length
  • 1864: 265 ft (81 m)
  • 1866: 281 ft (86 m)
  • 1872: 300 ft (91 m)
Beam35 ft (11 m)
Depth of hold9 ft 6 in (2.90 m)
Propulsion
  • 1864: 1 x 55-inch bore, 12-foot stroke vertical beam steam engine
  • 1866: 1 x 62-inch bore, 12-foot stroke vertical beam steam engine; 30 foot diameter paddlewheels
Speed23–25 mph (20–22 knots); top speed of around 28 mph (24 kn)
Capacity2,000 passengers

Chauncey Vibbard was lengthened again in 1872, but in spite of these alterations, continued to set a variety of new speed records on the Hudson until at least 1876. In 1880, she was given another major rebuild. In 1890, after 26 years' service on the Hudson, Chauncey Vibbard was sold to the Lincoln Steamboat Company, which ran her as an excursion steamer between Philadelphia and Lincoln Park. Laid up in 1900, she was broken up in 1902, having accumulated some 36 years of service.

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