Sale notice for Fairy
History
Name	Fairy
Route	Puget Sound
In service	1853
General characteristics
Installed power	steam engine
Propulsion	side wheels

Fairy was a small wooden sidewheel-driven steamship placed into service on Puget Sound in 1853. Fairy was the first steam-powered vessel to conduct regularly scheduled service on Puget Sound.

Career

Fairy was built in San Francisco and brought to Puget Sound in November 1853 on the deck of the sailing ship Sarah Warren. The vessel was placed on the Olympia to Seattle run.