Fairhaven (sternwheeler)

Fairhaven was a sternwheel steamboat of the Puget Sound Mosquito Fleet which operated from 1889 to 1918.

Fairhaven under construction.
History
NameFairhaven
OwnerPacific Nav. Co.; La Conner Trading & Trans. Co.; Puget Sound Nav. Co.
RoutePuget Sound
BuilderJohn J. Holland
Completed1889
Out of service1918
IdentificationUS registry 126378
FateDestroyed by fire 1918
General characteristics
Tonnage319.39 gross, 240.57 registered
Length130.2 ft (39.7 m)
Beam26.5 ft (8.1 m)
Depth6.2 ft (1.9 m) depth of hold
Installed powertwin steam engines, horizontally mounted
Propulsionsternwheel

Career

Fairhaven was built in 1889 by John J. Holland for the Pacific Navigation Company in his shipyard at Tacoma, Washington. The vessel was placed on the run from Seattle, to Bellingham, Washington, by way of Whidbey Island and the town of La Conner, Washington.

In March 1907, Fairhaven was blown onto the dock at Coupeville, Washington, during a gale, and then on to the shore, suffering substantial damage. The steamboat Camano towed her off the beach.[1]

On November 3, 1911, Fairhaven sank at her mooring in Seattle. She was raised, but was destroyed by fire in 1918.

  • Advertisement for Fairhaven, 1901.
    Advertisement for Fairhaven, 1901.
  • Fairhaven sunk at pier, November 3, 1911.
    Fairhaven sunk at pier, November 3, 1911.
  • Hulk of Fairhaven, ca.1920, in West Seattle.
    Hulk of Fairhaven, ca.1920, in West Seattle.

References
  1. Newell, ed., McCurdy Marine History, pp. 119, 135, 173, 189, 209, and 293.
  • Affleck, Edwin L, ed. A Century of Paddlewheelers in the Pacific Northwest, the Yukon, and Alaska, Alexander Nicholls Press, Vancouver, BC (2000) ISBN 0-920034-08-X


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