Shoalwater (sidewheeler 1852)

Advertisement for steamer Franklin (a later name of Shoalwater), published February 17, 1855.
NameShoalwater (sidewheel steamboat)
OwnerMcCarver & White[1] and others later
RouteWillamette River
FateDismantled 1858
Typeinland steamship (passenger/freight)
Length93 ft (28.3 m)
Beam17.5 ft (5.3 m)
Depth3.0 ft (0.9 m) depth of hold
Installed powertwin steam engines, horizontally mounted, 12 in (30 cm) bore x 48 in (120 cm) stroke 9.6 net horsepower.
Propulsionsidewheels
Noteslater renamed Fenix, Franklin and Minnie Holmes. Dismantled 1858, at Salem, Oregon

The steamboat Shoalwater was the sixth steamer to operate on the upper Willamette River, which refers to the part of the river above Willamette Falls at Oregon City. In a short career of six years, Shoalwater was renamed Fenix, Franklin, and Minnie Holmes.[2] Shoalwater was the first steamboat in Oregon to suffer a boiler explosion, although no fatalities resulted.[3]

  1. ^ Affleck, Edward L., Century of Paddlewheelers, pp. 13, 19.
  2. ^ Wright, E.W., Lewis & Dryden Marine History of the Pacific Northwest, pp. 57-58, Lewis & Dryden Publishing, Portland, OR 1895
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Corning was invoked but never defined (see the help page).