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Originally Posted by Diver1111
Does anyone have a picture or drawing of the Belknap? I have searched high and low and came up empty except for its designation as being a scow.
96 feet long with a beam of about 30 feet-it was big.
Thanks.
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It was a 96 foot flat bottom "scow" steamer with a 17 foot beam (30 foot beam at the paddle boxes.) For those not familiar with "scow", it's essentially a slab sided hull much like a barge...square across the front and rear. The current
Winnipesaukee Belle working out of Wolfeboro is a scow.
The artists conception shown above seems to be just that..a conception. The boat in the picture has a conventional pointed bow and stern.
NB
PS: Other than the picture above, I was also unable to find any others. The Belknap sank in 1841.