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''Wolverine'' was a launch powered by a gasoline engine that operated on the Coquille River on the southern coast of Oregon, United States, from 1908 to the 1920s. Later the boat operated on Coos Bay, and, in the mid-1930s, was transferred to Eureka, California. ''Wolverine'' is principally known for its early service as a high-speed passenger vessel. ==Design and construction== ''Wolverine'' was built in Marshfield, Oregon in 1908 at the boatyard of Max Timmerman.〔(”Gasoline Launch Wolverine, Now On Coquille River Run, and Young Woman Who Christened Her”, (Date line: Marshfield, Or. May 5), ‘’Morning Oregonian’’, May 6, 1908, page 5, col. 2. )〕 J.F. Haehnel was one of the builders.〔("Inspects Wolverine", ''Coos Bay Times'', August 21, 1908, page 3, col.5. )〕 The original owners of were Capt. Orsan R. "Ott" Willard and Capt. E.D. Stuller, who were also to operate the boat themselves.〔 Willard had commanded the steamboat ''Antelope'' when that vessel was operating as a fishing tender on the Coquille River in 1906. The plans for ''Wolverine'' showed the boat to be (or 〔) long, with a beam of feet.〔 and depth of hold of .〔〔 Officially the dimensions of the boat turned out somewhat different. In 1911, the registered measurements for ''Wolverine'' were long, beam, and depth of hold.〔( U.S. Treasury Dept., Statistics Bureau, ''Annual List of Merchant Vessels (for year ending June 30, 1911)'' ), at page 324.〕 ''Wolverine'' was 14 gross and 10 net tons in overall size.〔 Passenger capacity was reported to be 75.〔 Total required crew was only one.〔 Power was to be supplied by a 50-horsepower Wolverine engine, which was reported to have been able to drive the boat at "a speed far beyond anything ever turned out on Coos Bay",〔 or according to another report, 15 miles per hour.〔("Splashes and Splurges", ''Motor Boat'', Vol. 5 (1908), page 44, col. 2. )〕 The official merchant vessel registry number was 204972.〔 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「Wolverine (motor vessel)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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