Alligator (steamboat)

	Alligator at Leesburg, Florida (1906 configuration)
History
Name	Alligator
Operator	Lucas Line
Route	Oklawaha, St. Johns rivers
Launched	7 October 1888
Fate	Burned and sank 5 November 1909
General characteristics
Tonnage	(1888): 27.7 gross tons; (1889): 66.2 gross tons; (1894): 69.6 gross tons;
Length	(1888): 57 ft; (1889): 71 ft; (1894): 81 ft 4 in (24.79 m);
Beam	18 ft 7 in (5.66 m)
Draft	3 ft 5 in (1.04 m)
Propulsion	(1888): Steam-driven screw; (1889): Recesssed stern wheel;

The Alligator was an inboard paddle-wheel steamboat that operated in the interior of Central Florida in the United States from 1888 to 1909. Archeologist Clarence Bloomfield Moore leased the steamer each year from 1891 to 1895 for his annual excursions to explore the St. Johns River and tributaries for Native American artifacts. On 5 November 1909, the paddle-steamer caught fire and sank ending its 21 years of service in the passenger and freight business. In December 2008, the Lighthouse Archaeological Maritime Program led a search of the east side of Crescent Lake for the sunken wreckage of the Alligator.

History
Alligator at Leesburg, Florida (1906 configuration)
Name	Alligator
Operator	Lucas Line
Route	Oklawaha, St. Johns rivers
Launched	7 October 1888
Fate	Burned and sank 5 November 1909
General characteristics
Tonnage	(1888): 27.7 gross tons (1889): 66.2 gross tons (1894): 69.6 gross tons
Length	(1888): 57 ft (1889): 71 ft (1894): 81 ft 4 in (24.79 m)
Beam	18 ft 7 in (5.66 m)
Draft	3 ft 5 in (1.04 m)
Propulsion	(1888): Steam-driven screw (1889): Recesssed stern wheel