Durham boat
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A Durham boat is a flat-bottomed, shallow-draft cargo vessel historically used on North American rivers, notably employed by George Washington to transport troops across the Delaware River during the American Revolutionary War.
Aliases (1)
- Durham boats ×1
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cargo vessel
→
flat-bottomed boat → shallow-draft vessel → |
| cargoType |
general merchandise
→
grain → iron ore → lumber → |
| designedFor |
downstream navigation
→
shallow, rocky rivers → upstream navigation → |
| developedIn |
British North American colonies (except some territories)
→
surface form: "British North America"
Pennsylvania → |
| hasBowType | sharp bow → |
| hasDeck | open cargo deck → |
| hasDraft | shallow draft → |
| hasHistoricalSignificance | iconic vessel of Washington's Delaware crossing → |
| hasHullType | flat bottom → |
| hasKeel | no deep keel → |
| hasSternType | sharp stern → |
| hasTypicalBeam |
about 2.4 meters
→
about 8 feet → |
| hasTypicalCapacity | up to 18 tons → |
| hasTypicalConstructionMaterial | wood → |
| hasTypicalCrewSize | 2 to 4 → |
| hasTypicalLength |
about 18 meters
→
about 60 feet → |
| historicalUse | pre-canal inland water transport → |
| namedAfter | Durham, Pennsylvania → |
| notablyUsedBy | George Washington → |
| notablyUsedFor |
Battle of Trenton
→
surface form: "Washington's crossing of the Delaware"
|
| notablyUsedIn | American Revolutionary War → |
| operatedIn |
18th century
→
19th century → |
| propelledBy |
oars
→
poles → sails → |
| replacedBy |
canal boat
→
steam-powered riverboat → |
| usedFor |
cargo transport
→
freight transport → river navigation → troop transport → |
| usedInEvent |
Battle of Trenton
→
surface form: "George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River on December 25–26, 1776"
|
| usedOn |
Delaware River
→
Great Lakes tributaries → Mohawk River → North American rivers → Saint Lawrence River →
surface form: "St. Lawrence River"
Susquehanna River → |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form: "Washington Crossing the Delaware (Leutze)"
this entity surface form: "Durham boats"