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Daniel Drew

Steamboat · United States · Lost 1886 · Hudson River

An early Hudson River Day Line steamer, named for financier Daniel Drew, that burned after being retired from service.

Artistic recreation based on recorded historical documents. See the documented evidence.

Historically Reconstructed. Drawn from partial documentation of this vessel together with her known class and configuration. See the documented evidence.

The Vessel and Her Loss

Daniel Drew was one of the first steamers to run for the Hudson River Day Line, named for its founding financier. She served for over two decades carrying passengers on the river before being retired. She was destroyed by fire in the mid-1880s while out of service, ending her long career on the Hudson.

Vessel

Built: 1860
Builder: Not established
Yard: Not established
Material: Wood
Length: Not established
Beam: Not established
Tonnage: Not established
Propulsion: Steam, sidewheel
Owners: Hudson River Day Line

Loss

Date: September 4, 1886
Cause: Fire
Location: Hudson River near Amboy, New Jersey
Water: Hudson River
Voyage: Not established
Cargo: Not established
Aboard: Not established
Lives lost: Not established
Master: Not established

The Wreck Today

Depth: Not established
Condition: Not established
Orientation: Not established
Discovered: Not established
Protection: Not established

Position

Coordinates: Not established
Accuracy: Position withheld to protect the site
Nearest: Hudson River, New York
Region: Hudson River

Checked New York Times archives, Hudson River Day Line historical exhibits, and Kingston newspaper accounts; the Daniel Drew burned at Kingston Point, NY in 1886 (conflicting with the registry's Amboy, NJ location) and her hulk was later burned again at Perth Amboy, NJ in 1905 while awaiting scrapping — no surveyed or charted wreck coordinates exist for either event.