City of Shelton (sternwheeler)

City of Shelton
History
NameCity of Shelton
OwnerShelton Transportation Company
RouteOlympia-Shelton
Completed1895 at Shelton, Washington
In service1895
Out of service1912
FateMoored Dead Water Slough on Snohomish River, 1912, deteriorated and fell apart by the 1930s
General characteristics
TypeInland and riverine passenger/freighter
Tonnage190
Length99.8 ft (30.4 m)
Beam20.5 ft (6.2 m)
Depth6 ft (1.8 m)
Installed powersteam
Propulsionsternwheel

The steamboat City of Shelton operated in the 1890s and early 1900s as part of the Puget Sound Mosquito Fleet.[1]

  1. ^ Newell, Gordon R., ed., H.W. McCurdy Marine History of the Pacific Northwest, at 140 and 214, Superior Publishing, Seattle, WA 1966 ISBN 0-87564-220-9