Magellan - Ship Biographies

Captain Joseph Formance (steamer)

Two propeller steamers were built by the Willamette Iron & Steel Works at Portland as passenger and freight tenders for harbor defense service of the Army Quartermaster Corps, both of about 160 tons, 98 feet in length. The Captain Joseph Formance was dispatched to Alaska and the Captain Gregory Barrett to San Francisco. The Barrett was later renamed Gordon being purchased by the Foss Launch & Tug Co., completely rebuilt and powered with a 500 -horsepower diesel as the Mathilda Foss. Gordon Newell, Maritime Events of 1909, H.W. McCurdy Marine History of the Pacific Northwest., p. 162.

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Chief Joseph

A 30-foot flat-bottomed river boat, the Chief Joseph, was constructed by the Portland Boat Works and moved to Weiser, Idaho by flatbed truck. There it was launched for the novel upper Snake River tourist excursion service instituted by Blaine Stubblefield. Downriver trips only were made, the Chief Joseph voyaging from Weiser to Lewiston by water and returning overland by truck. Gordon Newell, Maritime Events of 1950-51, H.W. McCurdy Marine History of the Pacific Northwest. Seattle: Superior Publishing Company, 1966, p. 573.

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Chief Joseph (motor Vessel)

Application was made during the summer of 1950 by Blaine Stubblefield for an inland waterway certticate on the Snake River from Weiser, Idaho downstream about 125 miles to Granite Creek Rapids at the foot of Hell's Canyon. Stubblefield was owner of the motor vessel Chief Joseph, the first scheduled vessel to go through the Hell's Canyon section of the Snake. The Inland Navigation Co., operating tugs and barges on the upper Columbia, had recently instituted similar service above -The Dalles, providing freight, passenger and mail service from Lewiston, Idaho up the Snake River to Johnson's Bar, utilizing small gasoline-powered vessels. Gordon Newell, Maritime Events of 1950-51, H.W. McCurdy Marine History of the Pacific Northwest. Seattle: Superior Publishing Company, 1966, p. 570.

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Fairwjoseph Thomas Heath. Memoris Of Nisquallyer (

NOAA vessel painted before departure to survey in SE Alaskan areas, Marine Digest November 7, 1981, p. 7+ (il).

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J. M. Wjoseph Thomas Heath. Memoris Of Nisquallyer

Launching of the WJoseph Thomas Heath. Memoris of Nisquallyerwax, Ralph W. Andrews. This was sawmilling., p. 82.

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Joseph And Henry (schooner)

January 3, 1901 Schooner, two masts, 95', built at Benicia by Matt Turner in 1892, owned by Joe Harder and Henry Steins of San Francisco. The vessel was found on above date, washed ashore six miles south of Alsea, Oregon. There are bones of an unknown vessel that uncover every few years just off Highway 101 at the mouth of Big Creek, between Waldport and Yachats; they may be those of the Joseph and Henry. The crew was never found. Don Marshall, Missing at Sea, Oregon Shipwrecks. Portland: Binford and Mort, 1984, p. 183-186.

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Joseph And Henry (schooner)

The small schooner Joseph & Henry was found capsized on the beach six miles south of Alsea, Oregon on January 3, the crew missing. Gordon Newell, Maritime Events of 1901. W. H. McCurdy Marine History of the Pacific Northwest, p. 72.

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Joseph B. Williams (towboat)

Louis C. Hunter. Steamboats on the Western Rivers., p. 580.

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Joseph Conrad

Harold Underhill, Masting and Rigging., p. 78.

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Joseph Dollar (bark)

One of Capt. Dollar's big four -masted barks, Joseph Dollar, after lying idle in Young's Bay near Astoria for about six years, was fitted out again for one last voyage to Shanghai with lumber. She left Astoria on January 1, 1929 in tow of the tug Creole and was drydocked at Seattle three days later. George Broom cut and made a couple of new sails, although a minimum of investment was made in fitting her out for what was to be a one-way voyage. She loaded at Tacoma and salied under the command of Capt. Peter Borgmann, who had taken her on her first voyage under the Dollar house flag . . . to Kobe in 1922. The notorious Frederick Hansen, the bucko mate who had spent five years in McNeil Island PerLitentiary for brutality to some of the crew of the barkentine Rolph in 1920-21, was signed on as chief officer, but when the crew learned of Hansen's past history (which was doubtless well embellished during the retelling in the Joseph Dollar's forecastle), they refused to sail with him and Capt. Borgmann was obliged

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Joseph Kellogg (steamer)

In 1921 the stemwheel steamer Joseph Kellogg of Portland was purchased by the Harkins Transportation Co. and placed in Columbia River service as the Madeline. Gordon Newell, Maritime Events of 1921-1922, H.W. McCurdy Maritime History of the Pacific Northwest, p. 322.

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Joseph Kellogg (steamer)

The stern-wheel steamer Joseph Kellogg, of 462 tons, was built at Portland by Charles M. Nelson for Joseph Kellogg, her hull and house being reconstructed from the original boat of 1881 and her machinery coming from the Dayton, built at Canamah in 1868. The same yard turned out the 528-ton stern-wheeler N. R. Lang, 152 feet in length, this being a rebuilding of the Salem, a light draft boat built in 1880 by Capt. George Raabe for use on the upper Willamette. xxxx, p. 60.

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Joseph Kellogg (steamer)

The Joseph Kellogg, constructed by the pioneer whose name she bears, was launched at Portland in 1881. She was a handsome sternwheeler 127 feet long, with engines from the old steamer Dayton. Her house and upper works were of cedar and other light woods, giving her great buoyancy and good speed. She was put on the Cowlitz route, where she has since remained. Her owner and his sons Charles and Orrin commanded the steamer until 1890, when W. P. Whitcomb took charge. She has been snagged several times, but has always been raised without much difficulty and is still in good condition. was constructed at Portland in 1881 by Capt. Charles Bureau, who operated her on the Clatskanine route, with Henry Pape, engineer, until 1885, when she was purchased by the Shavers, Captains George M. and James W. Shaver handling her until 1892, when she was sold to Waud and Jones. Her new owners ran her for a short time, and she was then dismantled, the engines and house subsequently being used on the new Eugene. E. W. Wright, Ma

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Joseph L. Eviston (barkentine)

Joseph L. Eviston, barkentine of 755 tons, probably the largest three-masted barkentine produced on the Pacific Coast, was built by H. Heuckendorff at Marshfield, Ore., in 1900 for Charles Nelson, San Francisco, and others. About 1910 she got ashore on a reef in the Indian Ocean but was floated after some seventy days and sailed to Manila. Captain Robley had his wife along on the trip and it is said that a son was born to Mrs. Robley while on the island. After lying as a hulk at Manila for several years, the vessel was rigged out about 1919 as a four-masted schooner, renamed Fookien, and traded for a few years for a Manila lumber company. She drops from registry for good about 1925. John Lyman Pacific Coast Built Sailers, 1850-1905,The Marine Digest. May 31, 1941, p. 2.

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Joseph L. Eviston (barkentine)

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Joseph L. Eviston (barkentine)

The barkentine Joseph. L. Eviston of 1900 stranded on a reef in the Indian Ocean and was subsequently hulked at Manila, but during the first World War was rerigged as a four-masted schooner under Philippine registry as the Fookien. Gordon Newell, Maritime Events of 1910, H.W. McCurdy Marine History of the Pacific Northwest, p. 181.

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Joseph Lawrence (freighter)

Louis C. Hunter. Steamboats on the Western Rivers., p. 451-52.

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Joseph Perkins (barkentine)

The American barkentine Joseph Perkins, a Puget Sound built vessel, was stranded on Waihee Reef, Hawaiian Islands, May 14th,[1880] while bound for Port Gamble to load lumber. She was beating out of Kahului Harbor with a pilot on board and misstayed. The strong breeze sent her ashore, where she became a total wreck. E. W. Wright, Modern Propeller Steamships Appear, Oregon Railway & Navigation Company Incorporated, Lewis & Dryden's Marine History of the Pacific Northwest. New York: Antiquarian Press, Ltd., 1961., p.280.

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Joseph Perkins (schooner)

The Joseph Perkins, listed both as a three-masted schooner and a barkentine, 296 tons, was built at Vallejo, Calif., in 1875 by J. Perkins for A. Powell and others of Vallejo and San Francisco. On May 14, 1880, while beating out of Kahului harbor, bound for Port Gamble she missed stays and went ashore on Waihee Reef, becoming a total loss. She was then owned by the Puget Sound Commercial Company. John Lyman Pacific Coast Built Sailers, 1850-1905,The Marine Digest. May 31, 1941, p. 2.

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Joseph Perkins (schooner)

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Joseph Pulitzer (schooner)

Originally a yacht built for ocean racing owned by Mr. Pulitzer. Built in 1894 and brought to Astoria as a pilot schooner in 1899. Wrecked at Aniakchak on December 18, 1920, Quarterdeck Review. (Winter, 1980), p. 1+

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Joseph Pulitzer (schooner)

The former Columbia River pilot schooner Joseph Pulitzer, owned by Dr. Andrew C. Smith of Portland, was converted to power, replacing the Dora in Seward-Aleutian Island service. Gordon Newell, Maritime Events of 1919-1920, H.W.McCurdy Marine History of the Pacific Northwest. p. 307.

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Joseph Pulitzer (schooner)

The 78-foot schooner Joseph Pulitzer was purchased by the Port of Portland and fitted with an 80-horsepower Atlas gas engine for continued bar pilot service. Gordon Newell, Maritime events of 1909, H.W. McCurdy, Marine History of the Pacific Northwest., p. 165.

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Joseph Russ (fishing Schooner)

The cod fishing schooner Joseph Russ struck the rocks of Chirikof Island on April 21, 1912, and was totally demolished. First Mate J. Jorgensen being drowned. Captian Charles Foss and the remainign 29 men of the crew reached the island where they were in danger of death through cold and starvation. Second Mate A. E. (Little Scotty) Reeve and five volunteers put out in two small boats to seek assistance, battling for eleven days through constant storms to reach Chignik, arriving two hours before the steamer Dora. Capt. C. B. McMullen of the Dora ordered his vessel to the scene of the Russ wreck, which was reached the following evening. Although the midnight sun allowed rescue work to proceed without the night, it required 12 hours to remove the shipwrecked fishermen safely to the Dora. Gordon Newell, Maritime Events of 1912, H. W. McCurdy Marine History of the Pacific Northwest., p. 211.

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Joseph Russ (schooner)

A three masted schooner of 247 tons and 375 M capacity, was built at Eureka in 1881 at a cost of $22,000 by E. Cousins for San Francisco owners. In 1905 she was bought by the Robinson Fisheries Co., Seattle, and was wrecked on Chirikof 1 May 10, 1912. John Lyman Pacific Coast Built Sailers, 1850-1905,The Marine Digest. May 31, 1941, p. 2.

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Joseph Russ (schooner)

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Joseph T. Dickman

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Joseph Thomas Hjoseph Thomas Heath. Memoris Of Nis

Jim Gibbs, Sentinels of the North Pacific., p. 110,112, 156.

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Joseph Warren (bark)

November 25, 1853 Peruvian bark,250tons. En route in ballast San Francisco-Vancouver when a giant sea knocked the ship over and swept her clean. Four drowned; the rest drifted 13 days before rescue. The wreck came ashore below Yaquina Bay. Don Marshall, Ship disasters, Umpqua River to Salmon River. Oregon Shipwrecks. Portland: Binfords and Mort, 1984, p. 72-75.

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Josephine (bark)

1849 Bark. She carried a cargo of 16,760' of hewn and 53,450'sawn lumber for Kilborn & Co., 29,000'for Charter Co. and 12,000'sawn lumber for Charter and Oregon City Co. She also carried 201 sacks of potatoes. She left Astoria December 14th and, in spite of a drunken Indian pilot, made it to Baker Bay. There, the ebb pulled her into the current where the anchor failed to hold. She drifted to the south channel and struck Point Adams bar. Her masts were cut away to lessen the load; she drifted in q leaking condition until abandoned as she went under at a point on a straight line between Cape D and Tillamook Head. Don Marshall, Ship disasters, Cape Falcon to Cape Disappointment. Oregon Shipwrecks. Portland:Binfords and Mort, 1984, p. 130-133.

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Josephine (bark)

Arthur Throckmorton, Oregon Argonauts, merchant adventurers on the western front, p. 77. Albert C. Church. Whale Ships and Whaling, 1938. p. 165.

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Josephine (brig)

British brig, wrecked on Clatsop Spit, in 1849. Very little is known of this wreck except that the vessel was totally destroyed. Some sources claimed she was of British registry, others French registry. No mention of loss of lives is made. James A. Gibbs, Jr. Pacific Graveyard. A narrative of the ships lost where the Columbia River meets the Pacific Ocean. Portland: Binfords and Mort, 1950, p. 153-190

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Josephine (brig)

British vessel wrecked at Clatsop Spit in 1849. Gibbs, Pacific Graveyard, p. 171. Herbert H. Bancroft, History of Oregon., II, p. 48, 191.

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Josephine (steamer)

The Josephine burned, old time Puget Sound steamer goes up in smoke at Allyn. Captain Herbert has a very narrow escape from the flames, The Weekly Ledger. February 5, 1892, p. 12.

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Josephine (steamer)

The steamer Josephine, set afloat from an adjoining yard within a few days of the Gem's launching, some years before exploded her boiler January 16, 1883 at Port Suisun, instantly killing Robert Bailey, captain; John Turner, purser; Amador Bolina, steward; David Sparks, assistant steward ; Johnson, deckhand; Sam Cavanaugh, fireman ; F. R. Cannon, a traveling salesman from New York, and Samuel Babbitt, a farmer, passengers. The accident happened at noon, the captain having relieved Engineer Dennis Lawlor, who had gone to dinner, leaving Johnson at the wheel. The steamer was about a mile off shore, and when the explosion occurred the crown sheet went up through the pilot-house, carrying Johnson with it. The boiler was blown entirely out of the boat, making a great hole in the bottom. A large quantity of wood in the hold kept the hull afloat, and it was found bottom up about four miles from the scene of the disaster by the steamer Politkofsky, towed into Tullalip Bay and righted, subsequently being rebuilt. Engi

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Josephine (steamer)

The steamer Josephine, which exploded with -snch disastrous results in 1883, was rebuilt and made her trial trip March 24, 1884 owned by Moran Bros., N. L. Rogers and James Duncan. E.W. Wright, Maritime business of 1884, Lewis and Dryden's Marine History of the Pacific Northwest. [Written in 1895]., p. 323.

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Josephine (steamer)

The steamer Josephine, a sternwheeler of about eighty tons burden, was set afloat at Seattle in 1878, and a week later the Gem was launched from an adjoining yard. By a singular coincidence, both steamers met their fate five years later at nearly the same time. The Gem was built for Captain George W. Gove, who used her mostly for towing. She was destroyed by fire off Appletree Cove, February 7, 1883, and five people lost their lives (see wreck of steamer Gem, 1883). The Josephine was constructed for the Skagit River trade by J. W. Smith at Lake's yard, North Seattle. Before she was completed, J. J. Moss, who owned a half interest in the old steamer Wenat, purchased a similar share in the new boat and transferred to her the engines and boilers of the Wenat. After a short time Capt. W. K. Merwin purchased the interest held by Moss, and Smith sold his share to C. P. Farrer. Merwin subsequently purchased the other holdings and operated the steamer until November, 1881, when he disposed of her to J. B. Ball, Newto

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Josephine (troller)

The Josephine, a 46-foot Gig Harbor troller, struck a reef during a fog off Redondo Beach, California in August. Captain C. F. McCormick, the owner and the two man crew clinging to the wreck for several hours before being rescued by the Coast Guard. Gordon Newell. The H.W. McCurdy Marine History of the Pacific Northwest. Seattle: Superior, 1966, p. 690-91.

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Kate Joseph Thomas Hjoseph Thomas Heath. Memoris O

Herbert H. Bancroft, History of Oregon., II, p. 180. First white men to sail up the Umpqua River, Emil R. Peterson. A century of Coos and Curry., p. 260.