Moose (sternwheeler)
 News item, completion of Moose, Oct. 8, 1859
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Moose |
| Route | Upper Willamette River |
| In service | Oct 4, 1859 |
| Out of service | 1861 |
| Fate | Wrecked at Peoria, Oregon |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | inland steamship |
| Length | 75 ft (22.9 m), exclusive of fantail |
| Beam | 16 ft (4.9 m) |
| Depth | 4 ft (1 m)* depth of hold |
| Installed power | twin steam engines, horizontally mounted, each with bore of 12 in (304.8 mm)* and stroke of 4 ft (1.22 m)* |
| Propulsion | stern-wheel |
Moose was a steamboat that operated on the Willamette River from late 1859 to 1861.
Construction
Moose was completed by Smith, Pease & Company by October 8, 1859.[1] Another source states that Moose was built at Canemah in 1859 for Smith, Moore, Marshall & Co.[2]
Moose was a light-draft boat built for service on the upper Willamette River.[1] Moose was 75 feet long, probably exclusive of the extension of the main deck over the stern, called the fantail, on which the stern-wheel was mounted.[2] Moose had a beam (width) of 16 feet and a depth of hold of 4 feet.[2]
Moose was driven by twin single-cylinder steam engines each with a cylinder bore of 12 inches and a piston stroke of 48 inches.[2] The engines generated 9.6 nominal horsepower.[2]
Operations
Moose made its trial trip on October 4, 1859.[1] The owners planned to take Moose to Eugene City if the water level permitted.[1]
Disposition
Moose was wrecked in 1861 at Peoria, Oregon.[2]
Notes
- ^ a b c d William L. Adams, ed. (Oct 8, 1859), "NEW STEAMER.— Messrs. Smith, Pease & Company …", The Oregon Argus, vol. 5, no. 26, Oregon City: D.W. Craig, p.2, col.1.
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References
Printed books
- Affleck, Edward L. (2000). A Century of Paddlewheelers in the Pacific Northwest, the Yukon, and Alaska. Vancouver, BC: Alexander Nicholls Press. ISBN 0-920034-08-X.
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On-line newspaper collections
- "Historic Oregon Newspapers". University of Oregon.
- "The Historical Oregonian (1861-1987)". Multnomah County Library.