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2. Colorado II (sternwheeler) - Wikipedia

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   Sternwheel steamboat Colorado II, built 1862, in the tidal dry dock at the former settlement of Port Isabel, Sonora. Colorado, second of its name on the Colorado River, was a stern-wheel paddle-steamer, rebuilt from the original Colorado was the fifth steamboat on the Colorado River. It was first put on the river in December 1862.

3. Steamboats of the Colorado River - Wikipedia

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   Colorado, the second stern-wheel steamboat of that name running on the Colorado River for the George A. Johnson & Company and Colorado Steam Navigation Company between 1862 and 1878. After the rival boats were sidelined Johnson & Company had no further competition. Port Isabel Slough was found by Captain W. H. Pierson of the schooner Isabel in ...

4. Uncle Sam (1852 sidewheeler) - Wikipedia

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   Uncle Sam, was a side-wheel paddle steamer and the first steamboat on the Colorado River in 1852.. In November 1852, Uncle Sam, a 65-foot (20 m) long side-wheel paddle steamer was brought by the schooner Capacity from San Francisco to the Colorado River Delta by the next contractor to supply Fort Yuma, Captain James Turnbull.

5. List of steamboats on the Colorado River - Wikipedia

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   Mexican-Colorado Navigation Company unknown 38' 9' 18" unknown - unknown To the Gulf, July 1901 Searchlight: stern 1902 Needles: F. L. Hawley Needles, Dec. 1902 Colorado River Transportation Company, Colorado Steam Navigation Company, U. S. Reclamation Service: 98 91' 18' unknown unknown - unknown "Lost", 1916 Uncle Sam: side June 1852 San ...

6. Explorer (sternwheeler) - Wikipedia

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   Explorer was a small, custom-made stern-wheel steamboat built for Second lieutenant Joseph Christmas Ives and used by him to carry the U. S. Army Corps of Topographical Engineers expedition to explore the Colorado River above Fort Yuma in 1858. [1]: 14, 16–23, 162

7. Pontoon boat - Wikipedia

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   A pleasure boat with two lengthwise pontoons. A pontoon boat is a flattish boat that relies on floats to remain buoyant. These pontoons (also called tubes) contain much reserve buoyancy and allow designers to create large deck plans fitted with a variety of accommodations including expansive lounge areas, stand-up bars, and sun pads.