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Eliza Anderson

Sidewheel Steamer · United States · Lost 1898 · The Aleutians & the Bering Sea

One of Puget Sound's first American steamers ended a forty-year career abandoned at Dutch Harbor during the Klondike Gold Rush era.

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Interpretive Reconstruction, drawn to convey the vessel's era, type and general form. See the documented evidence.

The Vessel and Her Loss

Built in 1858, the sidewheel steamer Eliza Anderson was among the earliest American steamships to run on Puget Sound, carrying passengers and mail for decades. During the Klondike Gold Rush she was pressed into northern service, ferrying stampeders toward Alaska. Aging and worn out, she ended her career abandoned at Dutch Harbor in the Aleutians around 1898.

Vessel

Built: 1858
Builder: Not established
Yard: Portland, Oregon
Material: Wood
Length: Not established
Beam: Not established
Tonnage: Not established
Propulsion: Steam, sidewheel
Owners: Not established

Loss

Date: November 1, 1898
Cause: Not established
Location: Dutch Harbor, Unalaska Island
Water: Bering Sea
Voyage: Not established
Cargo: Not established
Aboard: Not established
Lives lost: Not established
Master: Not established

The Wreck Today

Depth: Not established
Condition: Not established
Orientation: Not established
Discovered: Not established
Protection: Not established

Position

Coordinates: 53.875° N 166.533° W
Accuracy: Surveyed position
Nearest: Dutch Harbor, Unalaska Island, Alaska
Region: The Aleutians & the Bering Sea

Alaska Shipwrecks database gives a surveyed stranding position of 53°52'30"N 166°32'W near Dutch Harbor, Unalaska, matching the U.S. Customs wreck report.