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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Flyer |
| Operator | Columbia River and Puget Sound Navigation Company |
| Route | Puget Sound (Seattle-Tacoma, Seattle-Everett) USA |
| In service | 1891 |
| Out of service | 1929 |
| Fate | burned for metal |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | inland steamship (express passenger) |
| Length | 170 ft (52 m)[1] |
| Beam | 21 ft (6 m) |
| Depth | 15.0 ft (5 m) depth of hold |
| Installed power | steam engine, compound |
| Propulsion | single propeller |
| Speed | 18.5 miles/hr (sustained average speed over an entire route; maximum speed higher) |
| Notes | Converted to oil fuel in 1906 |
Flyer was an American steamboat that served from 1891 to 1929 on Puget Sound. From 1918 until the end of her service, she was officially known as the Washington. The Flyer ran for millions of miles at high speed, more than any inland vessel in the world.[2] This 1891 steamer Flyer should not be confused with the steamboat Flyer built on Lake Coeur d'Alene in 1905, although the Coeur d'Alene vessel was inspired both in design and name by the success of the Puget Sound ship.[3]
- ^ Newell, Gordon R., H.W. McCurdy Marine History of the Pacific Northwest, at 8, 62, 96, 117 n.2, 131, 183-84, 209-10, 297, 406-07, 464, Superior Publishing, Seattle WA 1966 ISBN 0-87564-220-9
- ^ Newell, Gordon R., Ships of the Inland Sea, at 2, 40, 112-15, 155-56 Binford and Mort, Portland, OR (2d Ed. 1960)
- ^ Hult, Ruby El, Steamboats in the Timber, Binfords and Mort, Portland, OR (2nd Ed. 1952)