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.
- ^ a b c d e f 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.