John H. Couch (side-wheeler)
Steamer John H. Couch sometime between 1863 and 1870. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Route | Willamette and Columbia rivers |
| Builder | John Bruce |
| Identification | U.S. # 13622 |
| Fate | Dismantled |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | riverine all-purpose |
| Tonnage | 255.24 gross register tons |
| Length | 122 ft (37.2 m) |
| Beam | 21 ft (6.4 m) over hull (exclusive of guards). |
| Installed power | steam engines, with bore of 14.375 in (365.1 mm) and stroke of 54 ft (16.46 m). |
| Propulsion | side-wheels |
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John H. Couch was a side-wheel driven steamboat that operated on the Columbia and lower Willamette rivers from 1863 to 1873. Informally the vessel was known as the Couch.