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The Sternwheeler ''Jean'' is a historic steamboat that operated on the Willamette River, in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is a -long tugboat (counting its paddle wheels, now removed), built in 1938 for the Western Transportation Company (a former Crown Zellerbach subsidiary) and in service until 1957. (Note: Includes two photographs.) Its steam engines and all other machinery instead the vessel were removed in 1962. In August 1989, it was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in Nez Perce County, Idaho. At that time, it was located in Lewiston, Idaho, having been there since 1976. In Lewiston, its location changed from time to time, and Hells Gate State Park was among the locations where ''Jean'' was moored. As of 1997, it was still in Lewiston, afloat on the Snake River. Its private owner at that time, the James River Corporation, sold the tug in 1998. In July 2004, ''Jean'' was moved from Lewiston to 
Portland, Oregon
Portland ( ) is the List of cities in Oregon, most populous city in the U.S. state of Oregon, located in the Pacific Northwest region. Situated close to northwest Oregon at the confluence of the Willamette River, Willamette and Columbia River, ...
, and was moored in the North Portland Harbor. Subsequently, by 2009, its twin paddle wheels had been removed. By early 2022, it had been moved to Sauvie Island and was for sale. By fall 2023, it had been moved to near Rainier, Oregon.
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jean Paddle steamers of Oregon Steam tugs Steamboats of the Willamette River 1938 ships Ships on the National Register of Historic Places in Oregon National Register of Historic Places in Portland, Oregon Tugboats of the United States