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Saugerties

Steamboat · United States · Lost Date not established · Hudson River

A steamboat named for the river town of Saugerties, lost somewhere along the Hudson's working stretch of river.

Become Captain of Record See Shipwreck on Map

Artistic recreation based on recorded historical documents.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

Interpretive Reconstruction, drawn to convey the vessel's era, type and general form. See the documented evidence.

The Vessel and Her Loss

Saugerties served the Hudson River trade connecting the town of Saugerties, New York with downriver ports. Like many local steamers of the era, detailed records of her final loss are sparse. She is remembered in regional maritime histories as part of the everyday river commerce fleet.

Vessel

Built: Not established
Builder: Not established
Yard: Not established
Material: Wood
Length: Not established
Beam: Not established
Tonnage: Not established
Propulsion: Steam
Owners: Not established

Loss

Date: Not established
Cause: Not established
Location: Hudson River near Saugerties, New York
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: 42.08° N 73.95° W
Accuracy: General area only
Nearest: Saugerties, New York
Region: Hudson River

General area only: coordinate of Saugerties, New York from the USGS Geographic Names Information System, marking the named place of loss recorded for this vessel, not a surveyed wreck position.

Evidence

Overall confidence: Sparsely documented (30/100)

Build date, loss date, and cause of loss are not established in the sources reviewed.

Hudson River Maritime Museum
General vessel identification.
USGS Geographic Names Information System — Saugerties, NY
coordinate of the named place of loss