. ▁Howard ▁for ▁use ▁in ▁a ▁commercial ▁passenger ▁and ▁fre ight ▁operation ▁on ▁the ▁O ck law aha ▁and ▁St . ▁Joh ns ▁rivers . ▁On ▁ 7 ▁October ▁ 1 8 8 8 , ▁All ig ator ▁was ▁launched ▁on ▁the ▁west ▁bank ▁of ▁St . ▁Joh ns ▁River ▁at ▁Nor walk . ▁It ▁measured ▁ ▁long , ▁ ▁wide , ▁ ▁deep , ▁and ▁was ▁ 2 7 . 7 1 ▁gross ▁tons . ▁Origin ally , ▁a ▁prop eller ▁was ▁installed ▁between ▁two ▁sk eg s ▁under ▁the ▁trans om . ▁The ▁vessel ▁was ▁" a ▁patch work ▁of ▁parts ▁from ▁other ▁steam bo ats ". ▁ ▁Reb u ild s ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁boat ' s ▁twenty - one ▁years ▁of ▁service , ▁the ▁p add l este amer ▁was ▁re built ▁by ▁several ▁new ▁own ers . ▁A ▁Cert ificate ▁of ▁En roll ment ▁issued ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁January ▁ 1 8 9 0 , ▁when ▁ownership ▁of ▁the ▁steam bo at ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁brothers ▁Charles ▁B . ▁and ▁Ben j amen ▁W ade ▁shows ▁a ▁re build ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 9 . ▁The ▁p add l este amer ▁was ▁now ▁ ▁long , ▁ ▁wide , ▁and ▁ ▁deep . ▁It ▁we ighed ▁ 6 6 . 2 1 ▁gross ▁tons ▁and ▁was ▁modified ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁re cess ed ▁stern ▁wheel ▁instead ▁of ▁a ▁prop eller . ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁ 1 3 ▁January ▁ 1 8 9 4 , ▁Cert ificate