Built on New York's East River by Robert Fulton, the Clermont was the first commercially successful steamboat. The Clermont was not the first steamboat to be built, but it was the first to become practical and financial. The Clermont measured 142 feet in length, 14ft in width, 62ft. in height. It went about 4.7 miles per hour. Fulton did not try to construct the engine himself, as the earlier inventors attempted. Instead he ordered one and adapted it to his boat. .
Maiden Voyage.
On August 17, 1807 the steamboat started its first successful trip up the Hudson River from New York City to Albany. The trip was about 150 miles, and was completed in about 30 hours, including an overnight stop.
The success of "the Clermont" was assured from the start. People would not content themselves with the slow travel of stagecoaches or sailboats when they could go to Albany in 32 hours in a steamboat. The competition made the other sailors jealous, so other boats often hit "the Clermont" intentionally. The next winter a law was imposed to protect " the Clermont" fining or imprisoning anyone who attempted to injure it or other steamboats. .
During the winter of 1807: 1808, the steamboat was rebuilt. It was increased to 150ft. long, and 18 ft. wide. Also a new boiler was installed and accommodations for passengers were added. This rebuilding was done at Clermont, Robert R. Livingston's estate, hence the name " The Clermont".
After these improvements, the Clermont was put into regular service on the Hudson River. There was no fare less than $1.00 for any fraction of 20 miles. .
The Clermont paved the way for steamboats to revolutionize transportation. Between 1814 and 1834, New Orleans steamboat arrivals increased from 20 to 1200 a year. The boats transported cargoes of cotton, sugar, and passengers. Throughout the east, steamboats contributed greatly to the economy by transporting agricultural and industrial supplies.
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