From collection Dr. John Richardson Collection
Steamboat SALACIA
The seamboat SALACIA was pictured in 1897 at Boothbay Harbor, Maine. Built at Bath in 1895, she sailed north from Portland three mornings a week to Bath, Popham Beach, Boothbay Harbor, and Wiscasset. On three other days a week she sailed south from Wiscasset to Portland. In 1898 she ran twice a week from Portland to Bangor. Later in her life she was named NORFOLK ON THE ROADS, implying she was in Virginia. Her dimensions were: 120.9 ft. length, 26.2 ft. beam, and 10 ft. draft. She was rated 322 gross tons with a 450 hp engine.
