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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Emma Hayward |
| Owner | Oregon Steam Nav. Co.; Oregon Railway and Nav. Co.; Union Pacific Railway; Shaver Trans. Co.; Capt. James Good. |
| Route | Columbia and Willamette rivers; Puget Sound |
| Builder | John J. Holland |
| Completed | 1871, at Portland, Oregon |
| In service | 1871 |
| Identification | U.S. Steamboat registry #8763 |
| Fate | Converted to unpowered floating workshop, 1900; dismantled and converted to barge, 1905. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | riverine passenger/freight |
| Tonnage | 613.16 gross; 456.07 registered tons |
| Length | 177 ft (53.9 m) measured over hull. |
| Beam | 29 ft 9 in (9.1 m) measured over hull. |
| Depth | 7.5 ft 0 in (2.29 m) |
| Installed power | twin steam engines, horizontally mounted, each with a bore of 17 in (431.8 mm) and stroke of 7 ft (2.13 m). |
| Propulsion | sternwheel |
Emma Hayward commonly called the Hayward, was a steamboat that served in the Pacific Northwest.[1] This vessel was once one of the finest and fastest steamboats on the Columbia River and Puget Sound. As newer vessels came into service, Emma Hayward was relegated to secondary roles, and, by 1891, was converted into a Columbia river tow boat.
In 1900, the machinery was stripped out of the boat, which was used as a floating workshop and storeroom until 1905, when it was sold to be converted into a barge. Emma Hayward was involved in a wide variety of maritime work, including the transport of troops to Seattle when martial law was declared in that city to counter anti-Chinese riots.