Otter (steamship)

Career (Colony of Vancouver Island, Colony of British Columbia)

Name:	Otter
Laid down:	London, England
In service:	1830s on
General characteristics
Propulsion:	screw-steamer
Notes:	Displacement=

The Otter was the second steamship to operate in the Pacific Northwest of North America, following its sister ship and twin, the much more famous Beaver. The Otter, a sidewheeler, was used to service trading posts maintained by the Hudson's Bay Company between Puget Sound and Alaska and like its sister the Beaver became pressed into service during the Fraser Gold Rush on the Lower Fraser River from 1858 onwards. From 16 April 1855 to 3 April 1862 the Otter was captained by William Alexander Mouat.

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v • d • e Steamboats of British Columbia

Steamboat articles by routes	Lower Fraser River & Harrison Lake • Nechako, Stuart and Upper Fraser Rivers • Skeena River • Lakes Route (Lillooet, Anderson & Seton Lakes) • Arrow Lakes and Columbia River • Slocan Lake • Kootenay Lake & Kootenai River • Upper Columbia River, Columbia Lake & Kootenai River • Lake Okanagan • Skaha Lake • Thompson-Shuswap • Peace & Finlay Rivers

Coastal vessels	Alaskan (sidewheeler) • Beaver • Eliza Anderson • George E. Starr • Island Princess (ex Daily) • Olympian (sidewheeler) • Rosalie • R.P. Rithet • Sechelt (ex Hattie Hansen) • Vancouver • Wilson G. Hunt • Yosemite

Riverine and lake vessels	Annerly • BC Express • Bonnington • BX • Charlotte • Chilcotin • City of Ainsworth • Conveyor • Enterprise (1855) • Enterprise (1862) • Fort Fraser • Forty-Nine • Gwendoline • Hazelton • Inlander • Isabella McCormack • J.D. Farrell • Klahowya • Marion • Mount Royal • Moyie • Nechacco • North Star (1897) • Nowitka • Operator • Quesnel • Ptarmigan • Ramona • Robert C. Hammond • Selkirk (1895) • Skeena • Skuzzy • Victoria

Steamboat Lines	Black Ball Line • British Columbia Express Co. ("BX") • Canadian Pacific Railway • Great Northern Railway • Puget Sound Navigation Company • Bonner's Ferry and Kaslo Transportation Company • Alberta and British Columbia Exploration Company

Steamboat captains	Frank P. Armstrong • John Bonser • Owen Forrester Browne • John "Gassy Jack" Deighton • John Irving • William Irving • James D. Miller • William Moore • James W. Troup

Lists of vessels	List of ships in British Columbia • List of Royal Navy ships in the Pacific Northwest • List of steamboats on the Columbia River

Modern ferry lines	BC Ferries • Alaska Marine Highway • Black Ball Transport Co. • Washington State Ferries

Steamboats in other areas	Columbia River • Oregon Coast • Willamette River • Yaquina Bay and river • Coquille River • Cowlitz River • Puget Sound • Lake Washington • Grays Harbor • Chehalis River • Hoquiam River • Willapa Bay • Columbia River (Wenatchee Reach) • Lake Crescent • Mackenzie River • Yukon River • Saskatchewan River • Mississippi River • Sacramento River

v • d • e Steamboats of the lower Fraser River and Harrison Lake

Particular vessels	Beaver (1836) • Otter (1852) • Eliza Anderson (1858) • Governor Douglas (1858) • Colonel Moody (1858) • Surprise (1854) • Umatilla (ex Venture) (1858) • Sea Bird (1858) • Enterprise (1855) • Maria (1858) • Wilson G. Hunt (1849) • HMS Satellite • Samson V (1937)

Landings	Victoria • New Westminster • Brown's Landing • BC Pen • Fraser Mills • Port Hammond • Port Kells • Port Haney • Derby • Fort Langley • Albion • Whonnock • Glen Valley • Ruskin • Silverdale • Matsqui Village • St. Mary's Mission • Hatzic • Dewdney • Deroche • Greenville • Lake Errock • Harrison Mills/Kilby • Port Douglas • Tipella City • Chilliwack • Agassiz • Rosedale • Popkum • Laidlaw • Flood • Hope (Fort Hope) • Haig Emory Creek • Hill's Bar • Yale • Spuzzum • Boston Bar-North Bend • Siska • Lytton

Geographic Features	Barnston Island • McMillan Island • Harrison Bay • Harrison River • Harrison Lake • Falls of the Fraser • Lady Franklin Rock • Saddle Rock • Hell's Gate

Steamboat owners and captains	Francis Jones Barnard • "Gassy Jack" Deighton

Shipwrecks	Shipwrecks of the Fraser River •

Lists of vessels	List of historic vessels in British Columbia • List of Royal Navy ships in the Pacific Northwest

Modern ferry routes	Fort Langley-Albion Ferry • Barnston Island Ferry

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Sidewheelers	Alaskan • Beaver • Eliza Anderson • George E. Starr • Idaho • North Pacific • Olympian • T.J. Potter • Wilson G. Hunt • Yosemite	File:Steamboat Virginia V at Olympia, July 4, 1996.jpg ”They managed to keep their particular sort of jaunty, wind-swept beauty until the end.” – Newell, Gordon R., Ships of the Inland Sea

Sternwheelers	Bailey Gatzert • City of Shelton • Greyhound • Hassalo (1880) • Multnomah • S.G. Simpson • WT Preston

Propellers	Athlon • Clallam • M/V Coho • Crystal • Cy Peck • Daily • Daring • Dart • Dauntless • Defiance • Dix • Dove • Fleetwood • Kingston • Flyer (1891) • Hattie Hansen • Island Princess • Islander (1) • Mary D. Hume • Mizpah • Monticello (2) • Rosalie • Tacoma • Virginia V

Steamboat lines	Black Ball Line • Oregon Railway and Navigation Co. • Oregon Steam Navigation Co. • Puget Sound Navigation Co. • Hunt Bros. • McDowell Transportation Co.

Steamboat captains	William Ballard • Matthew McDowell

Builders and shipyards	John J. Holland • Robert Moran • King & Winge

Steamboats in other areas of the Pacific Northwest	Lake Washington • Columbia River • Oregon Coast • Willamette River • Yaquina Bay and river • Coquille River • Cowlitz River • Grays Harbor • Chehalis River • Hoquiam River • Willapa Bay • Columbia River (Wenatchee Reach) • Lake Crescent • Arrow Lakes • Upper Fraser River • Skeena River • Lake Okanagan • Thompson=Shuswap • Slocan Lake • Kootenay Lake and the lower Kootenai River • Columbia Lake and upper Kootenai River • Peace & Finaly Rivers • Stikine River

v • d • e Steamboats of the Columbia River and tributaries

Steamboat articles by routes	Columbia River (lower) • Willamette River • Cowlitz River • Columbia River (Wenatchee Reach) • Colville River • Arrow Lakes • Slocan Lake • Lake Chelan • Lake Okanagan • Skaha Lake • Kootenay Lake & Lower Kootenai River • Columbia Lake & Upper Kootenai River

Particular vessels	Alaskan (sidewheeler) • Altona • Athlon • Bailey Gatzert • Beaver (sidewheeler) • Beaver (sternwheeler) • Carrie Ladd (1858) • Charles R. Spencer • Colonel Wright • Columbia (1850) • Eliza Anderson • Fleetwood • Georgia E. Starr • Georgiana • Governor Grover (1873) • Hassalo (1880) • Idaho • Lot Whitcomb • Lurline • Multnomah (sidewheeler 1851) • Nez Perce Chief • North Pacific • North Star • Olympian (sidewheeler) • Oneonta • Tenino • T.J. Potter • Virginia V • Wide West • Willamette Chief (1874) • Wilson G. Hunt

Portages, locks, and canals	Cascade Locks and Canal • Celilo Canal • Willamette Locks • Columbia Canal

Steamboat lines	Harkins Transportation Co. • Ilwaco Railway and Navigation Co. • Okanogan Steamboat Co. • Oregon Railway and Navigation Co. • Oregon Steam Navigation Co. • Shaver Transportation Co. • Bonner's Ferry and Kaslo Transportation Company • Alberta and British Columbia Exploration Company

Geographic features	Columbia Gorge • Cascades Rapids • Celilo Falls • Priest Rapids • Kettle Falls • Dalles des Morts • Arrow Lakes • Columbia Lake

Steamboat owners and captains	John C. Ainsworth • John Bonser • John H. Couch • Joseph Kellogg • James W. Troup • Henry Villard

Builders and shipyards	Jacob Kamm • John J. Holland

Shipwrecks	Shipwrecks of the inland Columbia River • Steamboat Inspection Service

Lists of vessels	Steamboats on the Columbia

Modern ferry routes	Wahkiakum County Ferry • Needles-Fauquier Ferry (Arrow Lakes) • Arrow Park Ferry • Upper Arrow Lakes Ferry (Galena Bay)

Steamboats in other areas	Oregon Coast • Yaquina Bay and river • Coquille River • Puget Sound • Lake Washington • Grays Harbor • Chehalis River • Hoquiam River • Willapa Bay • Lake Crescent • Nechako, Stuart & Upper Fraser Rivers • Skeena River • Stikine River • Yukon River • Lakes Route • Inside Passage • Thompson-Shuswap • Peace, Athabaska & Finlay Rivers • Lower Fraser River & Harrison Lake • Mackenzie River

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