Moose (sternwheeler)
Moose was a steamboat that operated on the Willamette River from late 1859 to 1861.
 News item, completion of Moose, Oct. 8, 1859 | |
| 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 |
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
- William L. Adams, ed. (Oct 8, 1859). "NEW STEAMER.— Messrs. Smith, Pease & Company …". The Oregon Argus. 5 (26). Oregon City: D.W. Craig. p.2, col.1.
- Affleck, Edward L. (2000). "Part One: Chapter Two: Columbia River Waterways — List of Vessels". A Century of Paddlewheelers in the Pacific Northwest, the Yukon, and Alaska. Vancouver, BC: Alexander Nicholls Press. p. 20. ISBN 0-920034-08-X.
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.