Olympian
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The
paddle steamer Olympian was built in Wilmington in the
USA, and was launched in 1883 for the company Oregon
Railroad. She was extensively used in British Colombia in
Canada and Alaska. On a journey towards the USA's east
coast she hit ground 13.March 1906 in Possesion Bay in
Chile. She was firmly stuck for a long time and eventually
abandoned and forgotten. The broken remains of Olympian is
still visible on the beach east of Punta Delgada.
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52°14'51.5"S 69°01'54.7"W Picture: Olympian in 1890 Courtesy of Washinton Historical Society Last updated: November 2015 |
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