 Charles R. Spencer
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Charles R. Spencer |
| Port of registry | US # 127574 |
| Route | Columbia River |
| Builder | Capt. E.W. Spencer |
| In service | 1901 |
| Notes | Renamed Monarch in 1911. |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | inland steamboat, shallow-draft express passenger |
| Tonnage | 598 gross tons; 474[1] or 409[2] net tons |
| Length | 184 ft (56 m)[1] |
| Beam | 21 ft (6 m)[2] |
| Depth | 6.0 ft (2 m) depth of hold.[2] |
| Installed power | twin steam engines, horizontally mounted, 20" bore by 96" stroke, 26.6 nhp |
| Propulsion | sternwheel |
| Speed | About 19 miles per hour (maximum)[3] |
| Notes | Later known as Monarch |
Charles R. Spencer (generally called the Spencer) was a steamboat built in 1901 to run on the Willamette and Columbia rivers from Portland, to The Dalles, Oregon. This vessel was described as an "elegant passenger boat".[1] After 1911 this vessel was rebuilt and renamed Monarch.
- ^ a b c Newell, Gordon R., H.W. McCurdy Marine History of the Pacific Northwest, at 69, 88, 103, 111, 123, 191, 567, Superior Publishing, Seattle WA 1966 ISBN 0-87564-220-9
- ^ a b c Affleck, Edward L., A Century of Paddlewheelers, at pages 9-10.
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