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Washington (steamboat 1851)

Advertisement for steamer Washington.
1852 newspaper advertisement for Washington
History
NameWashington
Ownerknown: Alexander S. Murray; S.D. Hinsdale; Allan, McKinlay & Co
RouteSacramento River, Willamette River, Umpqua River, (reported: Coos Bay, Coquille River)
In service1851
Out of serviceDecember 12, 1857
FateDestroyed by boiler explosion near Scottsburg, Oregon.
General characteristics
Typeiron-hulled inland/coastal steamboat.
Tonnage20 tons
Length40 ft (12.2 m)
Beam8 ft (2.4 m)
Depth4 ft (1.2 m)
Installed powersteam engine
Propulsionpropeller

Washington was an early steamboat operated in the states of California and Oregon. Washington was built in California and was initially operated on the Sacramento River. In 1851, the steamer was purchased and brought on a ship to the Oregon Territory, where it was operated on the Willamette River until the summer of 1853. Washington was sold again, and then transferred to the Oregon coast, where it operated on the Umpqua River, on the Coquille River and on Coos Bay. Washington was able to operate for shorter distances over the open ocean along the Oregon coast. The steamer was wrecked by a boiler explosion in December 1857, near Scottsburg, O.T., on the Umpqua river.