USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Clermont, byname of North River Steamboat of Clermont, the first steamboat in public service (1807), designed by American engineer Robert Fulton and built in New York City by Charles Brown with the financial backing of Robert Livingston . Although named North River Steamboat of Clermont, it became known as the Clermont.

Detailed explanation-2: -The first successful steamboat was the Clermont, which was built by American inventor Robert Fulton in 1807.

Detailed explanation-3: -It was built by Robert Fulton with the assistance of Robert R. Livingston, the former U.S. minister to France. Fulton’s craft made its first voyage in August of 1807, sailing up the Hudson River from New York City to Albany, New York, at an impressive speed of eight kilometers (five miles) per hour.

Detailed explanation-4: -Robert Fulton (1765-1815) was a renaissance man; during his long career as an inventor and entrepreneur, his accomplishments included the invention of an operational submarine and, most notably, a commercially successful steamboat.

Detailed explanation-5: -In 1807, he and Robert R. Livingston built the first commercially successful steamboat, North River Steamboat (later known as Clermont). Livingston’s shipping company began using it to carry passengers between New York City and up the Hudson River to the state capital Albany.