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''Telegraph'' was a sternwheel steamboat that was operated on the Coquille River on the southern Oregon coast from 1914 to 1927. ''Telegraph'' is perhaps best known for having been in involved in collisions with rival steamboats, apparently as a result of fierce competition for business on the Coquille river. ==Design, construction, and launch== ''Telegraph'' was built at Prosper, Oregon in 1914 for the Myrtle Point Transportation Company.〔Newell, Gordon R., ''H.W. McCurdy Marine History of the Pacific Northwest'', Superior (1966), pp. 241–242.〕 ''Telegraph'' cost $9,500 to build, and was launched at the Herman ranch. The designing naval architect was Dudley Collard.〔 ''Telegraph'' was long, with a beam of and depth of hold of .〔 At 96 gross tons, ''Telegraph'' was the largest vessel ever built for service on the Coquille river.〔 Maximum passenger capacity was variously reported as 100,〔 150 to 200,〔 or 200 ''Telegraph'' sternwheel was driven by twin horizontally-mounted steam engines, generating a total of 250 horsepower.〔 Each engine comprised a single cylinder with a 9-inch bore and a 42-inch stroke.〔 Steam was generated by burning slab wood as fuel, as it was in all other steamers on the river.〔 Passengers would be accommodated with street car-type chairs, and the vessel would have "all the equipment of a modern passenger boat."〔 ''Telegraph'' was launched on Sunday, February 22, 1914 at the Herman Brothers yard near Prosper, Oregon. As launched, ''Telegraph'' was long, and had engines generating 280 horsepower.〔〔 It was expected to take about a month after the launch to complete the vessel.〔 Once complete, ''Telegraph'' was intended to be placed into regular service between Bandon and Myrtle Point.〔 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「Telegraph (sternwheeler 1914)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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