AH-WR-0403

Multnomah

Steamer · United States · Lost Date not established · Puget Sound & Discovery Bay

A steamer named for the Multnomah region, lost somewhere in the busy waters of Puget Sound.

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Artistic recreation based on recorded historical documents. See the documented evidence.

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

The Vessel and Her Loss

The Multnomah was a wooden steam vessel that operated on Pacific Northwest waters during a period of intense steamboat traffic connecting Puget Sound communities. Details of her builder, size, and service history are not firmly established here. She was lost in Puget Sound, but the date and cause of her loss are not reliably confirmed in the sources reviewed.

Vessel

Built: Not established
Builder: Not established
Yard: Not established
Material: Wood
Length: Not established
Beam: Not established
Tonnage: Not established
Propulsion: Steam
Owners: Not established

Loss

Date: Not established
Cause: Not established
Location: Puget Sound, Washington
Water: Puget Sound
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: Not established
Accuracy: Position withheld to protect the site
Nearest: Puget Sound, Washington
Region: Puget Sound & Discovery Bay

Searched Puget Sound Maritime Historical Society, DAHP, Washington shipwreck lists and general web sources for a Puget Sound wreck of a vessel named Multnomah; found no documented wreck record with a specific loss position.