Summary
Triumph was a sternwheel steamboat that ran on the Nooksack River in Whatcom County, Washington in the 1890s.
  (above)Triumph (small steamer in center) at Bellingham.
(below) Triumph on the Nooksack River near Lynden, 1889. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Triumph |
| Completed | 1889[1] or 1892[2] |
| Fate | Destroyed by fire 1897 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | inland steamboat |
| Tonnage | 66.97 regist.[1] |
| Installed power | twin steam engines, horizontally mounted. |
| Propulsion | sternwheeler |
Career edit
Triumph is reported to have been built by Capt. Simon P. Randolph (d.1909 at Seattle), either 1889 at Lynden, WA[1] or in 1892 at Whatcom. Randolph, who received his master's license in 1871, had been the first man to operate a steamboat on Lake Washington, had commanded or owned a number of smaller sternwheelers over his career including Fannie, Old Settler, Comet, and the Edith R.[1] His son, Capt. Preston Brooks Randolph (1860–1939), was also involved in ownership and management of the later boats, including Triumph.[2]
Triumph was served on the Nooksack River, which the Randolphs had developed as a steamboat route. In 1897, Triumph was destroyed by fire near the town of Marietta, WA, in Whatcom County.[2]
Notes edit
References edit
- Newell, Gordon R., ed., H.W. McCurdy Marine History of the Pacific Northwest, Superior Publishing Co., Seattle, WA (1966)
- Newell, Gordon R., Ships of the Inland Sea, Superior Publishing Co., Seattle, WA (2nd Ed. 1960)
- Newell, Gordon R., Pacific Steamboats, Superior Publishing Co., Seattle, WA (1958)
- Wright, E.W., Lewis & Dryden's Marine history of the Pacific Northwest, Lewis & Dryden Printing Co., Portland, OR (1895)