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''Grahamona'' was a sternwheel steamboat built in 1912 for the Oregon City Transportation Company, commonly known as the Yellow Stack Line. ''Grahamona'' was specially designed to serve on the shallow waters of the upper Willamette River. It was one of the largest steamboats ever to operate on the upper Willamette. In 1920, ''Grahamona'' was sold and the name was changed to ''Northwestern''. In 1939, the vessel was sold again, and transferred to Alaska for service on the Kuskokwim River. ==Construction== ''Grahamona'' was built for the Oregon City Transportation Company (O.C.T.C.) at the Joseph Supple yard on the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon.〔 The Graham brothers were the sole owners of O.C.T.C.〔 Originally the vessel was to be named ''Graemona'', but it was changed to ''Grahamona'' on May 1, 1912. The O.C.T.C. was commonly referred to as the Yellow Stack Line. The names of all of the steamers of the Yellow Stack Line ended with ''-ona''. As of May 3, 1912, drafting work was underway for the new boat. Materials for the boat were ordered from the concern of Inman-Poulsen.〔 By June 30, 1912, the lower part of the cabin structure (called the “house”) was complete, and work was progressing on the upper house. As launch day approached, Capt. Arthur W. Graham, one of the principals of O.C.T.C., announced that there would be no refreshments, commonly known as a “keg of nails” distributed to guests at the launching of the ''Grahamona''. Graham actually would have preferred to have no have no public announcement of the launching at all.〔 Some people were calling the new boat the ''Grandmother''.〔 The launch was scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 4, 1912. The launch was made on time, without any christening or other ceremony. The launch was effected without problem, and the boat slid smoothly into the water.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Grahamona」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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