Steamer - Norfolk
Builder: 1817
Built: Norfolk, VA
Captains:  Daniel W. Crocker (1818)
Specifications: 132 ft long by 25 ft. wide
Notes: This steamer had been running on
the James River between Norfolk and
Richmond. The steamer was purchased for
passenger travel between Newbern and
Elizabeth City by the Newbern & Norfolk
Steam Boat Line. The steamer made its first trip with seven passengers on April 17, 1818. The
steamer made weekly trips (or biweekly)
until the company suspended service on
July 17, 1818. The steamer was offered for sale in 1820.

Notice in the Carolina Observer, Fayetteville, April 30, 1818, issue