Multnomah (1851 sidewheeler)

Sidewheeler Multnomah.
Multnomah at foot of Washington St, Portland, Oregon, in 1853.[1]
History
OwnerBissell, Maxwell, and Gray;[2] Richard Hoyt Sr.; Oregon Steam Navigation Company[3]
RouteWillamette River, lower Columbia River
LaunchedJune 1851[4] or fall,1851, at Canemah, Oregon[5] or Oregon City.[3]
Out of service1864, dismantled at Portland, Oregon[2]
General characteristics
Typeinland shallow draft steamboat, wooden hull
Length108 ft (32.9 m)[2][6]
Beam
  • Measured over hull: 17 ft (5.2 m)[4] or 18 ft (5.5 m)[2]
  • Measured over guards: 28 ft (8.5 m)[4]
Draft18 in (46 cm)[4]
Depth6 ft (1.8 m) depth of hold[2]
Installed powersteam, twin high-pressure engines, 10 in (25 cm) bore by 48 in (120 cm) stroke, horizontally mounted, 6.6 nominal horsepower[2]
Propulsionsidewheels
Speed14 mi (23 km) per hour[4]

The Multnomah was one of the first steamboats to operate on the Willamette and Yamhill rivers. This vessel should not be confused with the Multnomah, a steamboat built in Portland, Oregon in 1885, which was larger and of a much different design.

  1. ^ Date and location of photograph established from Wright., ed. Lewis and Dryden Marine History, at 34
  2. ^ a b c d e f Affleck, Century of Paddlewheelers, at 1, 3-4, 20 and 32.
  3. ^ a b Wright, E.W., ed., Lewis and Dryden Marine History, at 34.
  4. ^ a b c d e Cite error: The named reference Mills was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Corning, Willamette Landings, at 62, 110, 117-118, and 181.
  6. ^ Another source give the length as 100 ft (30.48 m). Lewis and Dryden, Marine History, at 34.