Klahowya (sternwheeler)

Klahowya on the Columbia River ca 1910
History
Canada
NameKlahowya (CAN #126946[1])
OwnerColumbia River Lumber Company
Port of registryGolden, BC
RouteInland British Columbia on Columbia River
BuilderFrank P. Armstrong[2] or George Rury[3]
Launched1910 at Golden, BC
In service1910
Out of service1915
FateRemoved from service
General characteristics
Typeinland passenger/freighter
Tonnage175 gross tons; 111 registered tons
Length92 ft (28 m)
Beam19 ft (6 m)
Depth3.5 ft (1 m) depth of hold
Installed powertwin steam engines, horizontally mounted, 7" bore by 42" stroke, 3 nominal horsepower, manufactured by Albion Iron Works
Propulsionsternwheel
NotesEngines from steamer Isabella McCormack

Klahowya was a sternwheel steamer that operated in British Columbia on the Columbia River from 1910 to 1915. The name "Klahowya" is the standard greeting in the Chinook Jargon.

  1. ^ Affleck, Edward L., A Century of Paddlewheelers in the Pacific Northwest, the Yukon, and Alaska, at 54, Alexander Nicholls Press, Vancouver, BC 2000 ISBN 0-920034-08-X
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Downs was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ McCurdy, H.W., ed., H.W. McCurdy Marine History of the Pacific Northwest, at 174, Superior Publishing, Seattle, WA 1966