Durham boat

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cargo vessel flat-bottomed boat shallow-draft vessel

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.

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Label Occurrences
Durham boats 2
Durham boat canonical 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 (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Washington Crossing the Delaware by Emanuel Leutze → depicts → Durham boat ⓘ
subject surface form: Washington Crossing the Delaware (Leutze)
Durham, Pennsylvania → knownFor → Durham boat ⓘ
this entity surface form: Durham boats
George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River on December 25–26, 1776 → used → Durham boat ⓘ
this entity surface form: Durham boats