Advertisement for Active and other steamers, placed March 17, 1866
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History | |
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Owner | (1) Willamette Steam Navigation Co.; (2) People's Transportation Co.; (3) Oregon Steamship Co. (Ben Holladay) |
Route | Willamette River |
In service | 1865 |
Out of service | 1872 |
Identification | U.S. # 1232 |
Fate | Dismantled at Canemah, OR |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | riverine all-purpose |
Tonnage | 259.74 gross tons |
Length | 122 ft (37.2 m) over hull (exclusive of fantail) |
Beam | 23 ft (7.0 m) over hull (exclusive of guards |
Depth | 5.1 ft (1.55 m) |
Installed power | twin steam engines, horizontally mounted, each with bore of 14 in (36 cm) and stroke of 4.5 ft (1.4 m), 13 nominal horsepower |
Propulsion | stern-wheel |
Active was a stern-wheel driven steamboat that operated on the upper Willamette River from 1865 to 1872. During its short operational life, Active was owned by several different steamboat companies. It was dismantled in 1872 at Canemah, Oregon.