Ocean Wave (sidewheeler)

Ocean Wave on the Willamette River at Portland, Oregon, sometime between 1891 and 1897.
History
NameOcean Wave
OwnerIlwaco Rwy & Navig. Co., others later.
BuilderJ.H. Steffen
Cost$75,000

Ocean Wave was a steamboat that was operated from 1891 to 1897 on the Columbia River, from 1897 to 1899 on Puget Sound and from 1899 to 1911 as a ferry on San Francisco Bay. Ocean Wave is perhaps best known for transporting summer vacationers from Portland, Oregon to seaside resorts near Ilwaco, Washington during its service on the Columbia River. This vessel is also known for being the first ferry placed in service by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.