Constructed in 1915 almost entirely of Douglas fir in St. Helens, Oregon by the St. Helens Ship Building Company.
A wooden steamship and the last survivor of the approximately 235 steam schooners that were built on the West Coast.
The Wapama, and similar steam schooners, transported lumber from Northern California and the Pacific Northwest, that was used to build California cities.
These large, wooden vessels also provided the only effective passenger service from the 1880s through the 1930s.
