Technical Data

SS NOBSKA was built by the Bath Iron Works at Bath, Maine in 1925, for the New England Steamship Company and named for the point of land on the southeastern tip of Woods Hole. She was designed with seaworthiness in mind to withstand severe weather conditions and was powered by an engine that represents marine reciprocating steam power at its zenith. In style, accoutrements, and performance, she is a classic and the only remaining example of a pure 19th and early 20th century American coastal steamer.

Her vital statistics are:

• Length overall: 210 feet
• Breadth over guards: 50 feet
• Draft (loaded): 9 feet 3 inches
• Depth of hold: 14 feet 6 inches
• Gross tonnage (original): 1085 GRT
• Service speed: 14 knots
• Horse power: 1,200 HP at 200 RPM
• Engine: triple expansion 4-cylinder reciprocating steam
• Cylinders: diameters: 16, 26, 30 and 30 inches,
  stroke: 24 inches
• Boilers (original): 2 Babcock and Wilcox watertube,
  coal fired, working pressure: 200 lbs
• Propeller diameter: 8 feet 6 inches
• Passenger capacity: 1,200
• Staterooms: 14