Neptune (1837 steamboat)

This article is about the 1837 steamboat, Neptune. For other ships named Neptune, see Neptune (disambiguation) § Ships.

Neptune is a former steam packet which served a route between New York and Charleston, South Carolina, and later served a route between New Orleans and Galveston, Texas.

Neptune (1837 steamboat)

History
Name	New York
Owner	Charles Morgan (1837); James Pennoyer, (1838)
Operator	Captain J. T. Wright, Captain John D. Phillips
Port of registry	New York City, number 340
Route	New York and Charleston; New Orleans and Galveston
Completed	1837
General characteristics
Tonnage	745
Installed power	Steam engine, wind
Sail plan	Auxiliary sail

New York–Charleston packet

Neptune was built in 1837 for the New York and Charleston Steam Packet Company. In 1838, a reorganization of the partnership led to the sale of Neptune to James Pennoyer.

New Orleans–Galveston packet

Neptune competed for the New Orleans to Galveston trade in the early 1840s, challenging the New York. The steamer could lodge thirty persons in the cabin, and had a steerage capacity of forty. It broke a speed record for the route in 1841 when it reached New Orleans in a mere forty hours, shaving a full five hours off the previous record.