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|Ship name= ''Favorite''
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|Ship registry= [[Coos Bay, Oregon]], ''later'' [[Empire, Oregon]]
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|Ship builder= Ellingson, [[Coquille, Oregon]]
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|Ship identification= U.S. 121136
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|Ship type= Inland passenger/freight
|Ship tonnage= 63 gross tons, 46 net tons
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'''''Favorite''''' was a small steamboat that was operated on the [[Coquille River (Oregon)|Coquille River]], [[Coos Bay]] and on the [[Siuslaw River]],  in the southern Oregon coast region from 1900 to 1918.

==Construction==
''Favorite'' was built in 1901 at Coquille at the yard of Arthur Ellingson (born 1875).<ref name = McCurdy_71>Newell, Gordon R., ed. ''H.W. McCurdy Marine History of the Pacific Northwest'', Superior (1966), at page 61.</ref><ref name = CVS_01>Also seen spelled "Ellingson." [http://sen.stparchive.com/Archive/SEN/SEN09292010p02.php "Arthur & Hulda Ellingsen Home", ''Coquille Valley Sentinel'', September 29, 2010, page 2, col. 1.]</ref>  ''Favorite'' was {{convert|72.4|ft|m|2|lk=on|abbr=on}} long, with a beam of {{convert|13.6|ft|m|2|lk=on|abbr=on}} and depth of hold of {{convert|4.3|ft|m|2|lk=on|abbr=on}},<ref name = 1901_list/>

The overall size of the vessel was 63 gross and 46 net tons.<ref name = 1901_list>[https://books.google.com/books?id=B10uAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA255&dq=%22Inland+Flyer%22 U.S. Treasury Dept., Statistics Bureau, ''Annual List of Merchant Vessels'' (for year ending June 30, 1901).], at page 260</ref><ref>One source, ''H.W. McCurdy Marine History'', at page 61, gives a gross tonnage of 13 for this vessel, which is certainly an error.</ref>  ''Favorite'' had two cabins and could carry about 125 passengers.<ref name = Siuslaw/>

==Change in ownership==
In May 1901, David Perkins and John Moomaw bought out W.R. Panter's interest in the river transportation business, which included the steamers ''Dispatch'' and ''Favorite''.<ref name = Buy>[http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn93051610/1901-05-02/ed-1/seq-1/ ''Bandon Record'', May 2, 1901, page 1, col. 2.]</ref>  At that time, ''Favorite'' had been on the beach having its hull repainted.<ref name = Buy/>  Once returned to service, ''Favorite'' was expected to be making a run from Coquille City to Bandon and back.<ref name = Buy/>  Capt. Panter and his family were reported to be moving to their ranch downriver from [[Riverton, Oregon|Riverton]].<ref name = Buy/>

==Attempted salvage of ''Welcome''==
On March 7, 1902, at 12:30 pm while en route to Bandon, the sternwheel steamer [[Welcome (sternwheeler)|''Welcome'']] became stranded on the north flats of the Coquille River during a very heavy squall, with the wind blowing at gale strength and a rough sea.<ref name = 1902_report>[https://books.google.com/books?id=S5o6AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA134 "Annual Report of the United States Life-Saving Service" (1903), at pages 134&ndash;135.]</ref>  The grounded vessel was immediately spotted by the personnel at the Coquille River Life-Saving Station, who boarded the steamer and then passed a line to the steamer ''Favorite''.<ref name = 1902_report/>  ''Favorite'' however was not able to haul ''Welcome'' off the bank.  This was effected the following night by the life-saving crew with the use of an anchor, hawser, and cables.<ref name = 1902_report/>

==Grounding==
On November 9, 1907, ''Favorite'' grounded on a tide flat just upriver from Bandon.<ref name = Grounded>[http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn85033159/1907-11-14/ed-1/seq-3/ "Bandon Notes", ''Coos Bay Times'', November 14, 1907, page 3, col. 2.]</ref>  The sternwheeler [[Liberty (sternwheeler)|''Liberty'']] made the trip in its place.<ref name = Grounded/>

==Return and resignation of Captain Willard==
On July 23, 1907, it was reported that Capt. Ott Willard would return as master of ''Favorite'', which he had formerly commanded.<ref>[http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn85033159/1907-07-23/ed-1/seq-3/ Item, ''Coos Bay Times'', July 23, 1907, page 3, col. 1.]</ref>  On November 12, 1907, Captain Willard gave notice that he would resign as master of ''Favorite'' to take charge of a new gasoline-powered boat that he was having built at the yard of Max Timmerman in Coos Bay.<ref name = Grounded/>  (This was probably [[Wolverine (motor vessel)|''Wolverine'']].)  Once built, Willard intended to place it on the run from Bandon to Coquille under his own command.<ref name = Grounded/>

==Sunk at mooring==
[[File:Favorite being raised.jpg|thumb|''Favorite'' being raised after sinking]]
On the night of February 5, 1908, while tied to a dock at [[Coquille, Oregon]], ''Favorite'' filled up with water and sank.<ref name = CBT_01>[http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn85033159/1908-02-06/ed-1/seq-1/ "Coquille River Boat Sinks at Moorings", ''Coos Bay Times'', February 6, 1908, page 1, col. 1.]</ref>  The next morning there was nothing visible of the steamer except the smokestack rising clear of the water.<ref name = CBT_01/>  The value of the vessel at the time was estimated to have been about $4,500.<ref name = CBT_01/>  At the time, ''Favorite'' was owned by the Coquille River Steamboat Company and was run under the command of Captain Ross.<ref name = CBT_01/>  The cause for the sinking was said to be a defective hull, and the vessel was reportedly in need of repair.<ref name = CBT_01/>  The sternwheeler [[Liberty (sternwheeler)|''Liberty'']], which had been running with the ''Favorite'' would be the only boat on the run between Bandon and Coquille until ''Favorite'' could be raised and repaired, or a new boat brought onto the route.<ref name = CBT_01/>

On February 18, 1908, it was reported that ''Favorite'' had been raised.<ref name = Raised>[http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn85033159/1908-02-18/ed-1/seq-1/ "Favorite Again in Commission", ''Coos Bay Times'', February 18, 1908, page 1, col. 5.]</ref>  While the cause of the accident had not been determined by then, it was supposed that somehow the gunwale of the steamer had been caught under the beams supporting wharf floor, and as the river rose, the vessel was trapped and pushed under the water.<ref name = Raised/>  ''Favorite'' had sunk on a Friday, but with the use of jackscrews, and the aid of the tug [[Triumph (steam tug)|''Triumph'']] and a scow, by Sunday evening, ''Favorite'' had been raised sufficiently high above the water for a fire to be raised in the boiler.<ref name = Raised/>  It was estimated that ''Favorite'' could be returned to service within a few days after repairs could be effected.<ref name = Raised/>

==Route in 1908==
[[File:Favorite at Coquille City circa 1908.jpg|thumb|''Favorite'' at [[Coquille, Oregon|Coquille City]], circa 1908.  Motor vessel [[Wolverine (motor vessel)|''Wolverine'']] visible on left, steam schooner [[Wilhelmina (steam schooner)|''Wilhelmina'']] visible on right.]]
From August 6, 1908, to March 3, 1910, ''Favorite'' was running on the following schedule on the [[Coquille River (Oregon)|Coquille River]] set by its owners, the Coquille River Transportation Company: two trips a day running between Bandon and Coquille City, departing from Bandon at 6:45 am, and 1:20 p.m, and departing from Coquille City at 9:15 am and at 4:00&nbsp;p.m.<ref name = ScheduleStart>[http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn85033159/1908-08-06/ed-1/seq-2/ Advertisement, ''Coos Bay Times'', August 6, 1908 page 2, col. 6.]</ref><ref name = ScheduleEnd>[http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn85033159/1910-03-03/ed-1/seq-2/ Advertisement, ''Coos Bay Times'', March 3, 1910, page 2, col. 3.]</ref>

This schedule was claimed to allow travellers from Bandon to meet all trains connecting with [[Coos Bay, Oregon|Marshfield]] (the former name of Coos Bay).<ref name = ScheduleStart/>  It also permitted travellers from Marshfield to leave on a Coquille-bound train in the morning and reach Bandon by noon.<ref name = ScheduleStart/>  Persons from the Coquille river could be picked up by the steamer, transfer at Coquille City on to a Marshfield-bound train, and spend three hours in Marshfield before having to return to Coquille City.<ref name = ScheduleStart/>

==Transfer ==
In 1908 or 1909, ''Favorite'' was transferred to Coos Bay.<ref name = Siuslaw/>  On January 20, 1910, it was reported that ''Favorite'' would be transferred from service on Coos Bay north to the [[Siuslaw River]] where it would be run between [[Florence, Oregon|Florence]] and [[Mapleton, Oregon]] under the command of Capt. Ludwig Christensen.<ref name = Siuslaw>[http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn85033159/1910-01-20/ed-1/seq-3/ "New Boat to Ply Waters of Siuslaw", '' Coos Bay Times'', January 20, 1910, at page 3, col. 4.], reprinting a story from the Florence ''West''.</ref>

In a comprehensive list of the steamboats operating on the [[Coquille River (Oregon)|Coquille River]] published November 29, 1915, ''Favorite'' was not listed as in being in service.<ref>[http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn96088348/1915-11-23/ed-1/seq-1/ "Consolidation of River Boats -- Myrtle Point Transportation Company Absorbs Coquille River Co. and Makes New Schedule", ''Bandon Recorder'', November 23, 1915, page 1, col. 1.]</ref>  ''Favorite'' was listed on the Merchant Vessel Register for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1915, with its home port shown as [[Empire, Oregon]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=l0oYKz59qAMC&pg=PA202&dq=Alverene U.S. Dept. of Commerce, ''Annual List of Merchant Vessels'' (for year ending June 30, 1915).], at page 119.</ref>

==Disposition==
Final disposition of ''Favorite'' is not known.  The boat was last on the ''Merchant Vessel Registry'' for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1918.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=YkkAAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA503&lpg=PA503&dq=gasoline+launch U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Navigation Bureau, ''Annual List of Merchant Vessels'' (for year ending June 30, 1918).], at page 103.</ref>

== See also ==
*[[Steamboats of the Coquille River]]

== Notes ==
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{{Oregon Coast Steamboats}}
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[[Category:1900 ships]]
[[Category:Steamboats of Oregon]]
[[Category:Coos Bay Mosquito Fleet]]
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[[Category:Maritime incidents in 1908]]
[[Category:Shipwrecks of the Oregon coast]]

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