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''Sarah Dixon'' was a wooden sternwheel-driven steamboat operated by the Shaver Transportation Company on the Columbia and lower Willamette rivers from 1892 to 1926. Originally ''Sarah Dixon'' was built as a mixed use passenger and freight vessel, and was considered a prestige vessel for the time. Later, in 1906, ''Sarah Dixon'' was converted to become primarily a towing vessel. ''Sarah Dixon'' sustained a serious explosion in 1912, which killed the captain and the first mate. The steamboat was reconstructed, and served until 1926 when it was destroyed by fire while hauled out on a shipway for an additional reconstruction. ==Design and construction== ''Sarah Dixon'' was built in 1892 at Portland, Oregon by for the Shaver Transportation Company. As built, the dimensions of the vessel were long, beam, depth of hold, 369 gross and 278 registered tons. The hull was built by Johnson & Olson.〔 The cabins were built by Capt. Charles Bureau. The vessel cost about $35,000 to construct.〔 The steamboat was named after the wife of George Washington Shaver, the founder of the business which eventually became Shaver Transportation.〔Newell, ed., ''McCurdy Marine History'', at page 177.〕 The sternwheel was driven by twin high-pressure single-cylinder steam engines manufactured by Iowa Iron Works of Dubuque, Iowa. The cylinder of each engine had a bore of diameter and stroke of .〔 The boiler was built by James Monk, a Portland boilermaker.〔 The official steamboat registry number of the vessel as built was 116470.〔Affleck, ''Century of Paddlewheelers'', at page 24.〕 The vessel was equipped with electric lighting, and steam-powered steering gear and hoisting machinery. The passenger accommodations were considered to be superior. Overall, ''Sarah Dixon'' when it was built was considered to be one of the more prestigious vessels to operate on the Columbia river system.〔(Wright, E.W., ''Lewis & Dryden's Marine history of the Pacific Northwest'', Lewis & Dryden Printing Co., Portland, OR (1895) ), at page 400. (accessed 07-13-11).〕〔Timmen, ''Blow for the Landing'', at pages 78 and 79.〕
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