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THE COLUMBIA WAS THE LARGEST STEAMBOAT EVER BUILT FOR THE EXCURSION BUSINESS. SHE WAS BUILT IN GREENPOINT, NEW YORK BY JOHN ENGLIS AND IT WAS LAUNCHED IN 1877 FOR THE ROCKAWAY BEACH-NEW YORK SUMMER RUNS. SHE WAS 360 FEET IN LENGTH, 39 FEET IN BREADTH AND SHE DREW 12 FEET. SHE WAS SOLD AROUND 1887 FOR DELAWARE RIVER SERVICE AND HER NAME WAS CHANGED TO THE PRESIDENT WHERE SHE CONTINUED SERVICE UNTIL 1926.