40' Meredith Steam Launch

Diver1111 · 09-04-2011, 09:14 PM

Found this steam boat recently in Meredith waters. Hand measured it at about 40’. I would call it a steam launch but could have been a full blown steam boat, roof and all;

Pointed at both ends, just like the 40’ steel hulled vessel off the Weirs, vs. fantail or flat. Wood not metal hull though. Classic 1800’s-era construction. Hull in great shape. Fore and aft topsides still there. Looks like so many to have been scuttled-no machinery but a drive shaft about 20 feet long still there. Looked for a name etc. nothing.

Boat lists to one side exposing entire hull and keel; No holes that I could see. I will photograph it sometime. Not on chart.

Scans make it look like different vessels but of course it's the same steamer. I will try for some better scans another day.

Diver1111 · 09-04-2011, 09:16 PM

Don't ask why these weren't attached.

Diver1111 · 07-23-2012, 11:11 AM

Dove this again recently; I figured after seeing it again there really isn't much in the way of trashing that can be done to this wreck so it can be found at:

43 39.284N
71 29.697W
Map Datum: WGS-84

It is in decent shape and a big vessel.

Careful diving here-traffic is a problem; Go mid-week if you have the choice.

SIKSUKR · 07-24-2012, 09:02 AM

Are Google Earths coordinates inaccurate?It shows those numbers you gave located quite a ways from where you marked it.

Diver1111 · 07-24-2012, 10:53 AM

The coordinates are good; Though not exact they are off by just a few feet when you compare the L/L I posted and the L/L in the Google Earth image.

09-04-2011, 09:14 PM	#1
Diver1111 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Exeter NH Posts: 596 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,027 Times in 224 Posts	40' Meredith Steam Launch Found this steam boat recently in Meredith waters. Hand measured it at about 40’. I would call it a steam launch but could have been a full blown steam boat, roof and all; Pointed at both ends, just like the 40’ steel hulled vessel off the Weirs, vs. fantail or flat. Wood not metal hull though. Classic 1800’s-era construction. Hull in great shape. Fore and aft topsides still there. Looks like so many to have been scuttled-no machinery but a drive shaft about 20 feet long still there. Looked for a name etc. nothing. Boat lists to one side exposing entire hull and keel; No holes that I could see. I will photograph it sometime. Not on chart. Scans make it look like different vessels but of course it's the same steamer. I will try for some better scans another day.

09-04-2011, 09:16 PM	#2
Diver1111 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Exeter NH Posts: 596 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,027 Times in 224 Posts	Steam launch scans Don't ask why these weren't attached. Attached Images

07-23-2012, 11:11 AM	#3
Diver1111 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Exeter NH Posts: 596 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,027 Times in 224 Posts	Dove this again recently; I figured after seeing it again there really isn't much in the way of trashing that can be done to this wreck so it can be found at: 43 39.284N 71 29.697W Map Datum: WGS-84 It is in decent shape and a big vessel. Careful diving here-traffic is a problem; Go mid-week if you have the choice. Attached Images

07-24-2012, 09:02 AM	#4
SIKSUKR Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,075 Thanks: 215 Thanked 903 Times in 509 Posts	Are Google Earths coordinates inaccurate?It shows those numbers you gave located quite a ways from where you marked it. __________________ SIKSUKR

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07-24-2012, 10:53 AM	#5
Diver1111 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Exeter NH Posts: 596 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,027 Times in 224 Posts	The coordinates are good; Though not exact they are off by just a few feet when you compare the L/L I posted and the L/L in the Google Earth image.