Gazelle (sidewheeler 1854)

Gazelle (sidewheeler 1854)

Gazelle was an early sidewheeler on the Willamette River in what is now the U.S. state of Oregon. She did not operate long, suffering a catastrophic boiler explosion less than a month after her trial voyage.

Read more about Gazelle (sidewheeler 1854):  Design and Construction, Reaching The Upper River, Operations, Destruction, Partial Salvage, Memorial