&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Steamer_Klamath_hauled_by_rail_1909.jpg) Steamer Klamath hauled overland by rail from Lower to Upper Klamath Lake, 1910
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| History | |
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| Name | Klamath |
| Owner | Klamath County Navigation Co.;Oregon & California Transportation Co.; Pelican Bay Lumber Co. |
| Route | Lower Klamath Lake (1905-1909); Upper Klamath Lake (after 1909) |
| Cost | $10,000 approximately |
| Launched | July 29, 1905 |
| Completed | 1905 |
| Maiden voyage | July 30, 1905 (trial trip) |
| Identification | U.S. 202570 |
| Fate | Abandoned at Pelican Bay, Upper Klamath Lake |
| Notes | Abandoned hulk of steamer visible until late 1950s. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Inland shallow draft passenger/freighter |
| Tonnage | 69 gross tons |
| Length | 75 ft (22.9 m) |
| Beam | 15.2 ft 9 in (4.9 m) over hull (exclusive of guards |
| Draft | 2 ft 0 in (0.61 m) |
| Depth | 4.4 ft 0 in (1.34 m) |
| Decks | two (freight and passenger) |
| Installed power | Compound steam engine, double expansion, water tube boiler |
| Propulsion | propeller, 42 in (1,066.8 mm) in diameter |
| Speed | About 15 miles per hour (13 kn) maximum. |
| Capacity | 75 to 100 passengers on a regular basis; four staterooms on upper deck. |
| Crew | Two officially required |
| Notes | Tunnel stern design adopted for operation in shallow water; vessel was assembled from components pre-built in Portland, Oregon. |
Klamath was the first and only vessel larger than a launch to operate on Lower Klamath Lake, which straddled the border between the U.S. states of Oregon and California.[1] This vessel is chiefly known for having been hauled overland by rail from Lake Ewauna to Upper Klamath Lake. It was also one of only two licensed merchant vessels ever to operate on lower Klamath Lake. During 1905 to 1909, Klamath was an essential link in a transportation line to Klamath Falls which involved rail, stage coach, and steamer travel. The late arrival of railroads to the Klamath lakes region made riverine and lake transport more important to the area.[2]
- ^ "Klamath Lake Has Boat — Water to Carry Passengers Fifty Miles — Efforts Are Being Made to Open Southwestern Oregon to the World", Morning Oregonian, vol. 45, no. 13, 951, Portland, OR, p. 6 col. 2, Aug 25, 1905
- ^ Farnell, James E. (1980), Klamath Basin Rivers Navigability Study (PDF), Salem, OR: State of Oregon, Dept. of State Lands., pp. 5–7