S.G. Simpson (sternwheeler)

S.G. Simpson
Multnomah (on right) and S.G. Simpson (left) at dock in Olympia, circa 1911, with the smaller propeller-driven steamer Mizpah approaching at far left
History
Name
  • S.G. Simpson (1907 – post 1927)
  • E.G. English (post 1927 –)
NamesakeSolomon Grout Simpson
Owner
BuilderCrawford and Reid
Launched1907
Nickname(s)Sol G
FateSunk as a breakwater c.1960
General characteristics
Tonnage190 tons
Length115.2 ft (35.1 m)
Beam26.3 ft (8.0 m)
Depth6.1 ft (1.9 m)
PropulsionSternwheeler
Speed15 mph (24 km/h)

The steamboat S.G.Simpson operated in the early 1900s as part of the Puget Sound Mosquito Fleet. This vessel was later renamed E.G. English.[1]

  1. ^ Newell, Gordon R., ed. (1966). H.W. McCurdy Marine History of the Pacific Northwest. Seattle: Superior Publishing. pp. 140, 343, 374 and 386. ISBN 0-87564-220-9.