Governor Grover (sternwheeler)
Governor Grover was a sternwheel steamboat that ran on the Willamette River during the 1870s. Because of the completion of the Willamette Locks in late 1872, it was possible for vessels such as Governor Grover to be built in Portland, Oregon and then readily navigate the Willamette above Willamette Falls.
Governor Grover in Willamette Locks, March 1873, shortly after completion of locks | |
| Name | Governor Grover |
| Owner | Willamette River Navigation Co., Willamette Falls Locks and Canal Co. |
| Route | Willamette River |
| Launched | 1873, at Portland, Oregon |
| Identification | US registry # 85249 |
| Fate | 1880 Dismantled |
| Type | Shallow draft inland passenger/freighter |
| Tonnage | 404 gross |
| Length | 140 ft (42.7 m) |
| Beam | 28.6 ft (8.7 m) |
| Depth | 5.5 ft (1.7 m) depth of hold |
| Installed power | twin steam engines, horizontally mounted, 19 in (48 cm) bore x 60 in (150 cm) stroke 17 net horsepower. nominal |
| Propulsion | sternwheel |
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