Albion (steamboat)

Albion and other steamers at Galbraith dock (now Pier 54), Seattle, circa 1904.
History
NameAlbion
BuilderHarry Barthtop and several others.[1]
Completed1898[2]
IdentificationUS registry #107443
FateDestroyed by fire 1924
General characteristics
Typeinland steamboat
Tonnage155 gross; 101 regist.[3]
Length94.2 ft (28.71 m)
Beam19 ft (5.79 m)[3]
Depth4.9 ft (1.49 m) depth of hold
Installed powercompound steam engine, 77 indicated horsepower;[3] converted to diesel in 1924.[2]
Propulsionpropeller
Crewseven (7).

Albion was a steamboat which ran on Puget Sound from 1898 to 1924.

For part of its existence, Albion served as a beer delivery vessel for Washington state's Angeles Brewing and Malting Company. It was involved in a 1910 collision with the steamship Chippewa.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference NewsLeader3 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Newell, ed. H.W. McCurdy Marine History, at 32, 119, 179, 352, 356, 357 and 358.
  3. ^ a b c Annual List of Merchant Vessels (for year ending June 30, 1909), at page 146