| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | W.H. Harrison |
| Port of registry | Yaquina, Oregon (in 1893) |
| In service | 1890 |
| Out of service | 1905 |
| Identification | U.S. 81291 |
| Fate | Wrecked at Alsea Bay, Oregon |
| Notes | wooden construction |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 91.56 gross tons; 52.85 net tons |
| Length | 92.6 ft (28.22 m) |
| Beam | 20.1 ft (6.1 m) |
| Depth | 6.8 ft (2.07 m) depth of hold |
| Installed power | steam engine, 40 nominal horsepower |
| Propulsion | propeller |
| Sail plan | auxiliary schooner rig |
W.H. Harrison was a steam schooner that operated from 1890 to 1905 on the coast of Oregon, the lower Columbia River, and southwest Washington state. At that time the salmon cannery industry was one of the major businesses of the coast.[1] W.H. Harrison, while also carrying passengers and transporting general freight and lumber, was one of a number of steamers supplying materials to canneries along the coast, and transporting cases of canned salmon from the canneries.