# The Cahawba — To Cuba and Back character guide

> The Cahawba in To Cuba and Back by Richard Henry Dana Jr..

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Cahawba

**First appearance:** 0001-to-cuba-and-back

## Who they are

A ship mentioned in the narrative, possibly the narrator's vessel.

## Relationships

### [Unknown Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/to_cuba_and_back_se/characters/unknown_narrator)

_social_

The Cahawba is the ship the narrator travels on, representing a setting and a collective of passengers and crew.

## In the story

### [To Cuba and Back](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/to_cuba_and_back_se/chapters/to-cuba-and-back)

The steamship that carries the narrator from New York to Cuba.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/to_cuba_and_back_se/chapters/i)

The steamship Cahawba is the vessel on which the narrator departs from New York, described with its decks, engine, and staterooms.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/to_cuba_and_back_se/chapters/iv)

The steamer on which the narrator traveled; a fellow passenger from it accompanies the narrator in the volante.

### [The Cahawba — Her arrival — Last night in Havana — Leave-takings — On board the Cahawba — Getting underway — Last views of Cuba — Night at sea](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/to_cuba_and_back_se/chapters/xxiv)

The steamer that carries the narrator and others away from Cuba, central to the chapter's events.

### [XXV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/to_cuba_and_back_se/chapters/xxv)

The ship that carries the narrator and passengers back to New York; noted for its silent and sure docking.

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