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COMMODORE
The Commodore was 265 feet long had a 32 foot beam and displaced
1,100 tons. She was valued at$100,000. She was built in New York in
1851 by Mr Ludger.
On December 29, 1866the Commodore departed her pier in New York en
route for New London. A high wind and a disagreeable snow storm were
prevailing at the time. According to the New York Times "Nothing
however, beyond the ordinary events which occur in a severe storm,
was experienced until the steamer neared Cornfield Lightship, at 10
PM, when she was struck by a terrific gale of wind that had the
effect to crush in her bulkheads, sweep away a smoke stack, and wash
away a considerable quantity of freight stored on the deck";. The
Commodore also lost her ability to maneuver and a majority of her
power. Two hours latter, she drifted aground on the beach off
Horton's Point, in Long Island Sound. All 120 passengers and crew
were saved.
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The Commodore was 265 feet long had a 32 foot beam and displaced
1,100 tons. She was valued at$100,000. She was built in New York in
1851 by Mr Ludger. 