Governor Grover (sternwheeler)

Governor Grover in Willamette Locks, March 1873, shortly after completion of locks
NameGovernor Grover
OwnerWillamette River Navigation Co., Willamette Falls Locks and Canal Co.[1]
RouteWillamette River[1]
Launched1873, at Portland, Oregon[2]
IdentificationUS registry # 85249
Fate1880 Dismantled
TypeShallow draft inland passenger/freighter
Tonnage404 gross[3]
Length140 ft (42.7 m)[1][4]
Beam28.6 ft (8.7 m)[1]
Depth5.5 ft (1.7 m) depth of hold
Installed powertwin steam engines, horizontally mounted, 19 in (48 cm) bore x 60 in (150 cm) stroke 17 net horsepower. nominal[1]
Propulsionsternwheel[2]

Governor Grover was a sternwheel steamboat that ran on the Willamette River during the 1870s. Because of the completion of the Willamette Locks in late 1872, it was possible for vessels such as Governor Grover to be built in Portland, Oregon and then readily navigate the Willamette above Willamette Falls.

  1. ^ a b c d e Century of Paddlewheelers in the Pacific Northwest, the Yukon, and Alaska, at 14.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Mills was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ A measure of volume, not of weight, theoretically equal to 100 cubic feet. Affleck, Century of Paddlewheelers, at 1.
  4. ^ Mills at 194 gives length as 120 ft (37 m)