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The Steamboat ''Iowa'' was revered as one of the largest and fastest boats on the Mississippi in the mid 19th century; it is incorporated into the official Seal of Iowa. Built in 1838, the ''Iowa'' was the first vessel named for the newly formed Territory of Iowa. It weighed 112 tons, could pull 10 keelboats, and it set the speed record from Galena, Illinois to St. Louis in 1843, making the trip in 44 hours, a record that held until 1849.〔p. 241, ''Steamboating on the Upper Mississippi'', William J. Peterson, 1968, State Historical Society of Iowa〕 The ''Iowa'' was hired by Mormon supporters of Joseph Smith, Jr. as part of a plan to rescue him from jail in June 1843; the excursion was cancelled after Smith was murdered in jail. The ''Iowa'' sunk after a collision with the steamboat ''Declaration'' on Oct. 1, 1847 while traveling from New Orleans to St. Louis. This liability for this collision was ultimately decided by the U.S. Supreme Court case ''John Walsh v. Patrick Rogers'' (54 U.S. 283- 1852).〔''Walsh et al. v. Rogers et al.'', U.S. Supreme Court decision, United States Supreme Court, Book 14, p. 282., Lawyer's Co-Operative, 1901〕 However, the ''Iowa'' was apparently rebuilt, or a new steamboat was later rechristened ''Iowa'', since similar side-wheeler appeared twice in Barber and Howe's 1865 ''Loyal West in the Time of Rebellion'', and there is reference to the ''Iowa'' being used as a troop transport during the Civil War.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/history/131.html )〕 ==Later ships and boats named ''Iowa''== Several U.S. Navy ships were named , beginning in 1864. A stern-wheel rafter/packet named ''Iowa'' plied the Mississippi 1865-1900. A stern-wheel towboat named ''Iowa'' operated in the Mississippi 1921-1954; a contemporaneous dredge named ''Iowa'' also existed 1932-1956. An ocean-going steamer named ''Iowa'' was in use in the late 19th century. In 1898 an excursion steamboat named ''Iowa'' was launched in Independence, Iowa, after several years as a popular attraction, it was carried over the Independence dam by high water and was demolished. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Iowa (steamboat)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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