Andes (Packet, 1919-1931)

Photographer

Stottlebower, Alene

Date

• July 11, 1920

Summary

• BOAT DESCRIPTION: Sternwheel
• BOAT TYPE: Packet
• BUILT: 1919 from the wreck of the Loucinda
• FINAL DISPOSITION: Sank and was lost while approaching Plaquemine Lock, July 1, 1931
• OWNERS: Louisville and Cincinnati Packet Company; Captain Oliver F. Bradford (March 1927)
• RIVERS: Ohio River; Mississippi River
• OTHER INFORMATION: Ways - 0253; The Andes was cheaply built, no skylight, etc.; ran Cincinnati-Madison until the big Cincinnati fire in November 1922; Greene Line Steamers ran her under charter in upriver trades for some time; sold in March 1927 to Captain Oliver F. Bradford in New Orleans
• PHOTO DESCRIPTION: The Andes, the Chris Greene, Morning Star and Island Queen in the Cincinnati, Ohio harbor on July 11, 1920