IRON STEAMBOAT COMPANY Uniform Button – 1900 The Iron Steamboat Company was formed in 1880 and operated seven iron-hulled excursion vessels from New York City. An early advertisement for the fleet boasted "They Cannot Burn – They Will Not Sink". The fleet consisted of the steamboats "CYGNUS", "SIRIUS", "CEPHEUS", "CETUS", "PEGASUS", "PERSEUS" and "TAURUS". Only two of the vessels actually operated as party fishing boats; the "TAURUS" began sailing on a regular schedule to the fishing banks from 1904 until 1919 and in 1933, the "CYGNUS" made a failed attempt to resurrect the large steamboat fishing business. In 1933, the Iron Steamboat Company went bankrupt and all the vessels were sold at auction.
The Iron Steamboat Company was formed in 1880 and operated seven iron-hulled excursion vessels from New York City. An early advertisement for the fleet boasted "They Cannot Burn – They Will Not Sink". The fleet consisted of the steamboats "CYGNUS", "SIRIUS", "CEPHEUS", "CETUS", "PEGASUS", "PERSEUS" and "TAURUS". Only two of the vessels actually operated as party fishing boats; the "TAURUS" began sailing on a regular schedule to the fishing banks from 1904 until 1919 and in 1933, the "CYGNUS" made a failed attempt to resurrect the large steamboat fishing business. In 1933, the Iron Steamboat Company went bankrupt and all the vessels were sold at auction.
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