Montesano (sternwheeler)

Montesano in Yaquina Bay, probably June 1887.
History
NameMontesano
In service1882
IdentificationU.S. 91400
NotesWooden hull
General characteristics
TypeInland passenger/freight/towing
Tonnage112.55 gross tons, 87.01 net tons
Length79.6 ft (24.26 m)
Beam17.8 ft (5.43 m)
Depth4.4 ft (1.34 m) depth of hold
Installed powertwin steam engines, horizontally mounted
Propulsionstern wheel

Montesano was a steamboat that was operated from 1882 to about 1903 in the coastal regions of Oregon and southwest Washington, including Astoria, Willapa Bay, Grays Harbor, the Chehalis River, Yaquina Bay and Coos Bay. The Montesano of 1882, built in Astoria, should not be confused with another, larger sternwheeler, also named Montesano, built-in Cosmopolis, Washington, in 1889.