''Bear'' was a wooden-hulled,
stern-wheel steamship that served as a
snagboat
A snagboat is a river boat, resembling a barge with superstructure for crew accommodations, and deck-mounted cranes and hoists for removing snags and other obstructions from rivers and other shallow waterways.
USA
During the American Civil ...
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History
''Bear'' was a stern-wheeled, shallow draft steamship ordered by the U.S. Engineers Department of the Army (now known as the
) to serve as a
snagboat
A snagboat is a river boat, resembling a barge with superstructure for crew accommodations, and deck-mounted cranes and hoists for removing snags and other obstructions from rivers and other shallow waterways.
USA
During the American Civil ...
on the
Sacramento
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, the
Mokelumne, and the
San Joaquin River
The San Joaquin River (; es, Río San Joaquín) is the longest river of Central California. The long river starts in the high Sierra Nevada, and flows through the rich agricultural region of the northern San Joaquin Valley before reaching Suis ...
s. Her namesake was the
Bear River, a tributary of the Mokelumne River. She was designed to replace the first snagboat on the Sacramento River,
''Seizer'' (240 GRT) operating since 1881. In 1919, a contract was awarded to Schultz & Schultz of San Francisco who won with a bid of $117,000. She was completed in 1921.
She was damaged on the Sacramento River after striking an obstacle in 1926 and sank in 4 feet of water. As the more powerful snagboat
''Yuba'' (410 GRT) had been completed in 1925, it was decided to not retain her in her former role. Her equipment was sold and she was ultimately refloated and repaired at a cost of $15,059 to serve as a
quarter boat.
Her ultimate fate is unknown.
References
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1921 ships
Ships built in San Francisco
Stern-wheel steamboats of California
Snagboats of the United States