Liberty (sternwheeler)

Liberty somewhere on the Coquille River or on a waterway connected to Coos Bay.
History
NameLiberty
Port of registryCoos Bay, Oregon
BuilderCarl Herman, at Bandon, Oregon
In service1903
Out of service1918
IdentificationU.S. 200083
General characteristics
TypeInland passenger/freight
Tonnage174 gross tons; 120 registered tons
Length90.7 ft (27.65 m)
Beam20.8 ft (6.34 m)
Deckstwo
Installed powerTwin steam engines, horizontally mounted.
PropulsionSternwheel

Liberty was a sternwheel steamboat that was operated on the Coquille River and then on Coos Bay from 1903 to 1918. Liberty was notable for having its ownership entangled in various legal claims in the early 1910s, including some involving a colorful North Bend, Oregon business promoter Lorenzo Dow "Major" Kinney (1855-1920).