Beaver (1873 sternwheeler)

Beaver was a sternwheel steamboat built in 1873 for the Willamette Transportation Company.

Beaver (sternwheel steamboat)
History
OwnerWillamette Transportation Co., Willamette Falls Locks and Canal Co.
RouteWillamette, lower Columbia, and Stikine rivers
LaunchedAugust 21, 1873, at Portland
In service1873
IdentificationUS registry # 2889
FateMay 17, 1878, hit rock and sank on Stikine River
General characteristics
TypeShallow draft inland passenger/freighter
Tonnage292 gross register tons
Length125 ft (38.1 m)
Beam25 ft (7.6 m)
Depth5.0 ft (1.5 m) depth of hold
Installed powerSteam, twin high pressure horizontally mounted, single-cylinder engines, 14-inch bore by 48-inch stroke, 13 hp (9.7 kW) nominal
Propulsionsternwheel
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