List of steamboats on the Columbia River

This list summarizes basic characteristics of steamboats placed in service on the Columbia River

Columbia River

The Columbia River is the largest river in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. The river rises in the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia, Canada, flows northwest and then south into the U.S. state of Washington, then turns west to form most of the border between Washington and the state...

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Steamboats of the Columbia River

Many steamboats operated on the Columbia River and its tributaries, in the Pacific Northwest region of North America, from about 1850 to 1981. Major tributaries of the Columbia that formed steamboat routes included the Willamette and Snake rivers...

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Steamboats of Columbia River, Wenatchee Reach

Steamboats operated on the Wenatchee Reach of the Columbia River from the late 1880s to 1915. The main base of operations was Wenatchee, Washington, located at the confluence of the Wenatchee and Columbia Rivers, from the mouth of the river. Operations were mainly between Wenatchee and Bridgeport...

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Steamboats of the Cowlitz River

The Cowlitz River flows into the Columbia River at a point 68 miles from the Columbia's mouth, in southwestern Washington, United States.The head of navigation, Cowlitz Landing, was about 35 east of the meeting of the Clackamas with the Columbia. Early steamboat operations on the Cowlitz were...

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Steamboats of the Willamette River

The Willamette River flows northwards down the Willamette Valley until it meets the Columbia River at a point 101 miles from the Pacific Ocean, in the U.S. state of Oregon.-Route and early operations:...

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Early boats

Table 1: Early Steamboats on Lower Columbia River
Name	Type	Year Built	Where Built	Builders	Owners	Tons	Length	Beam	Draft	Engines	Disposition
	side	1834	London		Hudson's Bay Company Hudson's Bay Company The Hudson's Bay Company , abbreviated HBC, or "The Bay" is the oldest commercial corporation in North America and one of the oldest in the world. A fur trading business for much of its existence, today Hudson's Bay Company owns and operates retail stores throughout Canada...	187	101'				Wrecked 1888 in B.C. British Columbia British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
Columbia	side	1850	Astoria Astoria, Oregon Astoria is the county seat of Clatsop County, Oregon, United States. Situated near the mouth of the Columbia River, the city was named after the American investor John Jacob Astor. His American Fur Company founded Fort Astoria at the site in 1811...	Goodwin & Hewitt	Frost, Adair, Leonards & Green	75	90'	16'	4'	8"x24"	Dismantled 1862, engines to Fashion
	side	1850	Milwaukie, Oregon Milwaukie, Oregon Milwaukie is a city in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States. A very small portion of the city extends into Multnomah County. The population was 20,291 at the 2010 census. Founded in 1848 on the banks of the Willamette River, the city, known as the Dogwood City of the West, was incorporated in...		White, Jennings & Whitcomb	600	160'	24'	5.8'	single 17"x84"	Sold to California Steam Navigation Co. 1854, renamed Annie Abernathy
	side	1851	Canemah, Oregon		Bissell, Maxwell & Gray		108'	18'	6'	10"x48"	Dismantled 1864
Eagle	propeller launch (iron hull)	1851	Philadelphia Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...			20					Dismantled 1871
Blackhawk	propeller launch (iron hull)	1851					40'				Dismantled 1852
Hoosier	side	1851	Portland Portland, Oregon Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...	John T. Thomas	A.S. Murray and others	5	60'				Wrecked 1853or dismantled 1860 at Linn City
Major Redding		1851									Dismantled 1852
Wallamet	side	1853	Canemah, Oregon	John T. Thomas	J. McCrosky and others	272	150'	23'	5'	14"x60"	Transferred to California, 1854.
Belle (of Oregon City)	side (iron hull)	1853	Oregon City Oregon City, Oregon Oregon City was the first city in the United States west of the Rocky Mountains to be incorporated. It is the county seat of Clackamas County, Oregon...			54	96'	16'	4'		Dismantled at Portland Portland, Oregon Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States... , 1869
Senorita	side	1855	Oregon City Oregon City, Oregon Oregon City was the first city in the United States west of the Rocky Mountains to be incorporated. It is the county seat of Clackamas County, Oregon...				132'	23'	5'	14"x72"	Dismantled 1859. Engines to Hassaloe
Jennie Clark	stern	1855	Milwaukie Milwaukie, Oregon Milwaukie is a city in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States. A very small portion of the city extends into Multnomah County. The population was 20,291 at the 2010 census. Founded in 1848 on the banks of the Willamette River, the city, known as the Dogwood City of the West, was incorporated in...		John C. Ainsworth John C. Ainsworth John Commingers Ainsworth was an American pioneer businessman and steamboat owner in Oregon. A native of Ohio, he moved west to mine gold in California before immigrating to Oregon where he piloted steamships and became a founder of the Oregon Steam Navigation Company and several banks.-Early... and Jacob Kamm	50	115'	18.5'	4'	12"x48"	Dismantled 1863, engines to Forty-Nine.

Table 2: Early boats on the middle Columbia
Name	Type	Year Built	Where Built	Builders/Owners	Hull	Tons	Length	Beam	Draft	Engines	Disposition
James P. Flint	side	1851	Cascades, Washington	Bradford & Van Bergen	wood		80'				To lower Columbia Columbia River The Columbia River is the largest river in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. The river rises in the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia, Canada, flows northwest and then south into the U.S. state of Washington, then turns west to form most of the border between Washington and the state... 1852, hit rock and sank 1853, raised, rebuilt and renamed Fashion
Allan	propeller	1852			iron	10					unknown
Mary	side	1854	Cascades, Washington	Bradford & Co.	wood		80'	16'	5'	14"x30"	Dismantled 1862 at The Dalles

Table 3: Early boats on the upper Columbia
Name	Type	Year Built	Where Built	Builders/Owners	Hull	Tons	Length	Beam	Draft	Engines	Disposition
Venture	stern	1851	Cascades, Washington	R.R. Thompson & E.F. Coe	wood	91	110'	22'	4.6"	14"x48"	Swept over Cascades Cascades Rapids The Cascades Rapids were an area of rapids along North America's Columbia River, between the U.S. states of Washington and Oregon. Through a stretch approximately wide, the river dropped about in .-Boat portage:Boat travelers were forced to either portage boats and supplies or pull boats up with... upon launch and sank, raised, renamed Umatilla, and served on lower Columbia Columbia River The Columbia River is the largest river in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. The river rises in the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia, Canada, flows northwest and then south into the U.S. state of Washington, then turns west to form most of the border between Washington and the state... until 1858, then transferred to Fraser River Fraser River The Fraser River is the longest river within British Columbia, Canada, rising at Fraser Pass near Mount Robson in the Rocky Mountains and flowing for , into the Strait of Georgia at the city of Vancouver. It is the tenth longest river in Canada... under command of John C. Ainsworth John C. Ainsworth John Commingers Ainsworth was an American pioneer businessman and steamboat owner in Oregon. A native of Ohio, he moved west to mine gold in California before immigrating to Oregon where he piloted steamships and became a founder of the Oregon Steam Navigation Company and several banks.-Early... , then to Sacramento River Sacramento River The Sacramento River is an important watercourse of Northern and Central California in the United States. The largest river in California, it rises on the eastern slopes of the Klamath Mountains, and after a journey south of over , empties into Suisun Bay, an arm of the San Francisco Bay, and... .
Colonel Wright	stern	1858	Deschutes, Oregon	R.R. Thompson & E.F. Coe	wood		110'	21'	5'	12.5"x50"	dismantled 1865 at Celilo
Tenino	stern	1861	Deschutes, Oregon	R.R. Thompson for O.S.N. Oregon Steam Navigation Company The Oregon Steam Navigation Company was an American company incorporated in 1860 in Washington with partners J. S. Ruckle, Henry Olmstead, and J. O. Van Bergen...	wood	329	135'	25'	5.5'	17"x52"	Rebuilt 1869 and rebuilt again 1876 and renamed New Tenino, U.S. registry #130067.

Early Oregon Steam Navigation Company boats

Table 4: Early O.S.N. Monopoly
Oregon Steam Navigation Company
The Oregon Steam Navigation Company was an American company incorporated in 1860 in Washington with partners J. S. Ruckle, Henry Olmstead, and J. O. Van Bergen...

boats
Name	Type	Year Built	Where Built	Builders	Initial Owners	Tons	Length	Beam	Draft	Engines	Registry	Routes	Disposition
Mountain Buck	side	1857	Portland Portland, Oregon Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...		Ruckle & Olmstead		133'	25.4'	5.6'	12"x48"		Lower Columbia	Dismantled 1864
Hassaloe	stern	1858	Cascades, Washington		Bradford Bros.	187	135'	19'	5'	14"x40"		Middle Columbia	Dismantled 1865 at The Dalles.
Carrie Ladd	stern	1858	Oregon City Oregon City, Oregon Oregon City was the first city in the United States west of the Rocky Mountains to be incorporated. It is the county seat of Clackamas County, Oregon...	John T. Thomas	Jacob Kamm & John C. Ainsworth John C. Ainsworth John Commingers Ainsworth was an American pioneer businessman and steamboat owner in Oregon. A native of Ohio, he moved west to mine gold in California before immigrating to Oregon where he piloted steamships and became a founder of the Oregon Steam Navigation Company and several banks.-Early...	187	126'	24.4'	4.6'	16"x66"		Lower Columbia	Dismantled 1864, engines to Nez Perce Chief
Julia(Barclay)	stern	1858	Port Blakely		Oregon Steam Navigation Co. Oregon Steam Navigation Company The Oregon Steam Navigation Company was an American company incorporated in 1860 in Washington with partners J. S. Ruckle, Henry Olmstead, and J. O. Van Bergen...	325	147'	25'	5.7'	16"x72"	US 13621	Lower Columbia	Dismantled 1872 at Portland
Wasco	stern	1858	Port Blakeley		Oregon Steam Navigation Co.

People's Navigation Company

Table 5: Boats of the People's Transportation Company launched in competition with the O.S.N. Monopoly
Oregon Steam Navigation Company
The Oregon Steam Navigation Company was an American company incorporated in 1860 in Washington with partners J. S. Ruckle, Henry Olmstead, and J. O. Van Bergen...
Name	Type	Year Built	Where Built	Initial Owners	Gross Tons	Length	Routes	Disposition
E.D. Baker	stern	1862	Vancouver, WA Vancouver, Washington Vancouver is a city on the north bank of the Columbia River in the U.S. state of Washington. Incorporated in 1857, it is the fourth largest city in the state with a 2010 census population of 161,791 as of April 1, 2010...	People's Trans. Co.		116'	Lower Columbia	abandoned 1863
Iris	side	1863	The Dalles The Dalles, Oregon The Dalles is the largest city and county seat of Wasco County, Oregon, United States. The name of the city comes from the French word dalle The Dalles is the largest city and county seat of Wasco County, Oregon, United States. The name of the city comes from the French word dalle The Dalles is...	People's Trans. Co.	402	162'	Middle Columbia	Dismantled 1870
Kiyus	stern	1863	Celilo	People's Trans. Co.		140'	Upper Columbia	Wrecked 1866

Oregon Steam Navigation Company boats 1860-1879

Table 6: Boats placed in service by O.S.N.
Oregon Steam Navigation Company
The Oregon Steam Navigation Company was an American company incorporated in 1860 in Washington with partners J. S. Ruckle, Henry Olmstead, and J. O. Van Bergen...

1860-1879
Name	Type	Year Built	Where Built	Initial Owners	Gross Tons	Length	Routes	Disposition
Nez Pierce Chief	stern	1863	Celilo	O.S.N. Oregon Steam Navigation Company The Oregon Steam Navigation Company was an American company incorporated in 1860 in Washington with partners J. S. Ruckle, Henry Olmstead, and J. O. Van Bergen...	327	126'	upper Columbia	Dismantled 1874
Web Foot	stern	1863	Celilo	O.S.N.	504	150'	upper Columbia	Dismantled 1871
Owyhee	stern	1864	Celilo	O.S.N.	313	115'	upper Columbia	Dismantled 1876
Yakima	stern	1864	Celilo	O.S.N.	455	147'	upper Columbia	Wrecked 1876
Oneonta	side	1863	Celilo	O.S.N.	497	150'	middle Columbia	Dismantled 1877
Mountain Queen	stern	1877	The Dalles	O.S.N.	719	176'	middle Columbia	Rebuilt 1889, renamed Sehome
Annie Faxon (I)	stern	1877	Celilo	O.S.N.	709	165'	upper Columbia	Rebuilt 1887
Spokane	stern	1877	Celilo	O.S.N.	673	150'	upper Columbia	Rebuilt 1876
Wide West	stern	1877	Portland	O.S.N.	1200	218'	lower Columbia	Dismantled 1887, upper works to T.J. Potter
Harvest Queen (I)	stern	1878	Celilo	O.S.N.	846	200'	upper Columbia	Dismantled 1899
John Gates	stern	1878	Celilo	O.S.N.	673	150'	upper Columbia	Dismantled 1894
R.R. Thompson	stern	1878	The Dalles	O.S.N.	673	150'	middle Columbia	Dismantled 1904

Boats operating above Wenatchee

Steamboats operating on Columbia River above Wenatchee
Name	Type	Year Built	Where Built	Owners	Hull	Gross Tons	Length	Engines	Disposition
Oro	stern	1896	Wenatchee Wenatchee, Washington Wenatchee is located in North Central Washington and is the largest city and county seat of Chelan County, Washington, United States. The population within the city limits in 2010 was 31,925...	Columbia & Okanogan Steam Navigation Co.	wood		84'
Camano	stern	1898	Wenatchee	Columbia & Okanogan Steam Navigation Co.	wood	59	90'		Wrecked 1904
Chelan	stern	1902	Wenatchee	Columbia & Okanogan Steam Navigation Co.	wood	244	125'		Burned 7/8/1915
Gerome	stern	1902	Wenatchee		wood	109	81'		Wrecked 1905
Alexander Griggs	stern	1903	Wenatchee	Columbia & Okanogan Steam Navigation Co.	wood		111'		Wrecked 1905
Columbia	stern	1905	Wenatchee	Columbia & Okanogan Steam Navigation Co.	wood	341	131'		Burned 7/8/1915
Douglas	stern	1914	Wenatchee			12	141'	gasoline	Abandoned 1924

Boats associated with Ilwaco Railway and Navigation Company

Riverboats and other vessels owned by or associated with Ilwaco Railway & Navigation Company
Name	Type	Year Built	Where Built	Builders	Owners	Gross Tons	Net Tons	Length	Beam	Depth of Hull	Engines	Registry	Disposition
Gen. Canby	propeller	1875	South Bend South Bend, Washington South Bend is a city in Pacific County, Washington, United States. It is the county seat of Pacific County. The population was 1,637 as of the 2010 census, a decrease of 9.4% from the 2000 census figures. The town is widely known for its oysters and scenery....	Lewis A. Loomis		89		85'	20'	8.5'		US 85414
Gen. Garfield	propeller	1881	Rainier Rainier, Oregon Rainier is a city in Columbia County, Oregon, United States. The population was 1,687 at the 2000 census. Rainier is located on the south bank of the Columbia River across from Kelso and Longview, Washington-History:...			21		56'	14'	4.7'		US 85677
Gen. Miles	propeller	1882	Astoria Astoria, Oregon Astoria is the county seat of Clatsop County, Oregon, United States. Situated near the mouth of the Columbia River, the city was named after the American investor John Jacob Astor. His American Fur Company founded Fort Astoria at the site in 1811...			137		100'	22'	10.5'		US 85730
Alaskan	sidewheeler (iron hull)	1883	Chester, PA Chester, Pennsylvania Chester is a city in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States, with a population of 33,972 at the 2010 census. Chester is situated on the Delaware River, between the cities of Philadelphia and Wilmington, Delaware.- History :...		O.R.& N.	1,718	1,259	276'	40 (73' over sidewheels)	13.4	walking beam 73"x144"	US 106232	Wrecked May 1889 at Cape Blanco Cape Blanco (Oregon) Cape Blanco is a prominent headland on the Pacific Ocean coast of southwestern Oregon in the United States, forming the westernmost point in the state. It contests with Cape Alava in Washington for the title of westernmost point in the contiguous United States... en route to California.
	sidewheeler	1888	Portland Portland, Oregon Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...		O.R.& N.	659	590	235'	35.1'	10.6'	32"x96"	US 145489	Rebuilt 1901
Ocean Wave	sidewheeler	1891	Portland	Jacob Kamm	Ilwaco Railway & Navigation Co.	724	507	180'	29'	9'	18"x84"	US 155207	Transferred to California 1899, eventually became floating restaurant in 1920's
Nahcotta	propeller	1898	Portland			112		96'	21'	6.5'		US 139793
T.J. Potter (II)	sidewheeler	1901	Portland		O.R.& N.	826	676	234'	35.6'	11.4'	32"x96"	US 145489	Abandoned 1921

Pacific Northwest Steamboats

Corning, Howard McKinley, Willamette Landings, (2nd Ed.) Oregon Historical Society, Portland, OR 1977 ISBN 0-87595-042-6
Faber, Jim, Steamer's Wake, Enetai Press, Seattle, WA 1985 ISBN 0-9615811-0-7
Mills, Randall V., Sternwheelers up Columbia, University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, NE 1947 ISBN 0-8032-5874-7
Robertson, Donald B., Encyclopedia of Western Railroading - Volume III - Oregon and Washington, at 222, Caxton Printers, Caldwell, ID 1995 ISBN 0-87004-366-8
Newell, Gordon R., Ships of the Inland Sea, Binford & Mort, Portland, OR (2nd Ed. 1960)
Newell, Gordon, and Williamson, Joe, Pacific Steamboats, Bonanza Books, New York, NY (1963)
Ruby, Robert H. and Brown, John A., Ferry Boats on the Columbia River, Superior Publishing Co., Seattle, WA 1974
Timmen, Fritz, Blow for the Landing, Caxton Printers, Caldwell, ID 1972 ISBN 0-87004-221-1

Steamboats in general

Hunter, Louis C., Steamboats on the Western Rivers, Dover Publications, NY 1947 ISBN 0-486-27863-8

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