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''Princess Louise'' was a sidewheel steamboat built in 1869. From 1869 to 1879 this ship was named the ''Olympia''. In 1879 the name was changed to ''Princess Louise'', after Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll, a daughter of Queen Victoria who was married to Marquess of Lorne (1845-1914), Governor General of Canada from 1878 to 1883. ''Princess Louise'' was the last sidewheeler to be operated commercially on the coast of British Columbia. ==Design and construction== ''Olympia'' was built in 1869 in New York City by John English and Sons to the order of George S. Wright, a pioneer steamboat man on Puget Sound. The ship was long, with a beam of and depth of hold of . The hull was built of seasoned white oak. 〔Wright, E.W., ed. ''Lewis and Dryden Marine History'', at page 171.〕〔Hacking and Lamb, ''The Princess Story'', at pages 337 and 338.〕 Power was supplied by single-cylinder walking beam type steam engine, manufactured by John Roach & Sons. The cylinder was in diameter and had a stroke of 11 feet (132 inches).〔 The engine generated 350 horsepower.〔Another source gives 200 horsepower as of 1874. See (U.S. Dept. of the Treasury, Bureau of Statistics, ''Annual List of Merchant Vessels of the United States'' (for year ending June 30, 1874). ) (accessed 07-16-11), at page 255.〕 Overall size of the vessel was 971 gross tons,〔 and, as of 1874, 493 registered tons.〔 The ship had an auxiliary sailing rig as a brig.〔Newell, ''Ships of the Inland Sea'', at pages 53-54.〕 The official United States steamboat registry number was 19297.〔(U.S. Dept. of the Treasury, Bureau of Statistics, ''Annual List of Merchant Vessels of the United States'' (for year ending June 30, 1874). ) (accessed 7-16-11), at page 255.〕 Construction of ''Olympia'' was supervised by Capt. James Bolger, who commanded the vessel in the 75 day delivery voyage around Cape Horn. ''Olympia'' arrived in San Francisco on November 19, 1869. Continuing north, ''Olympia'' arrived at the city of Olympia on December 3, 1869.〔 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「Princess Louise (sidewheeler)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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