![]() H. K. Bedford sinking on 29 February 1912.
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Name | H.K. Bedford |
Operator | Greene Line |
Builder | Jeffersonville, Indiana |
Launched | 1886 |
Acquired | by purchase, 1890 |
Fate | Sank, 29 February 1912 |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 139 tons |
Length | 149 ft (45 m) |
Beam | 27 ft 3 in (8.31 m) |
Depth | 4 ft 2 in (1.27 m) |
The H. K Bedford was a passenger and trade ship of the Greene Line.
It was built in 1886 at Jeffersonville, Indiana for trade along the Ohio River and upper Cumberland River.[1] In June 1890 she was purchased by Gordon C. Greene.[2] She was caught in an ice floe and sank on February 29, 1912, about 8 miles upstream from Marietta, Ohio.[1][3]