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	John Brooks in 1890
History
Name	John Brooks
Owner	1859–67: Naugatuck Transportation Co.; 1867–99: Portland Steam Packet Co.;
Operator	1859–61: Naugatuck Transportation Co.; 1861–65: US Navy; 1865–67: Naugatuck Transportation Co.; 1873–99: Portland Steam Packet Co.;
Route	1859–61: Bridgeport, CT–New York City; 1867?–90s: Portland, ME–Boston;
Builder	Samuel Sneden (Greenpoint, NY)
Completed	1859
In service	1859–1890s
Fate	Burned for salvage, Apple Island, Boston, 8 October 1899
General characteristics
Type	Passenger-cargo coastal steamboat
Tonnage	850 (nm)
Length	250 ft (76 m)
Beam	34 ft (10 m)
Draft	11 ft (3.4 m)
Installed power	56 in x 12 ft vertical beam
Propulsion	Sidewheels
Speed	20 knots (23 mph; 37 km/h)

Construction and design

History
John Brooks in 1890
Name	John Brooks
Owner	1859–67: Naugatuck Transportation Co. 1867–99: Portland Steam Packet Co.
Operator	1859–61: Naugatuck Transportation Co. 1861–65: US Navy 1865–67: Naugatuck Transportation Co. 1873–99: Portland Steam Packet Co.
Route	1859–61: Bridgeport, CT–New York City 1867?–90s: Portland, ME–Boston
Builder	Samuel Sneden (Greenpoint, NY)
Completed	1859
In service	1859–1890s
Fate	Burned for salvage, Apple Island, Boston, 8 October 1899
General characteristics
Type	Passenger-cargo coastal steamboat
Tonnage	850 (nm)
Length	250 ft (76 m)
Beam	34 ft (10 m)
Draft	11 ft (3.4 m)
Installed power	56 in x 12 ft vertical beam
Propulsion	Sidewheels
Speed	20 knots (23 mph; 37 km/h)