Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Oregon Maritime Center & Museum

…Continued from Tom McCall Waterfront Park.

IMG_6085 Sternwheeler Portland at Tom McCall Waterfront Park in Portland, Oregon on May 9, 2009
Sternwheeler Portland on May 9, 2009

The Sternwheeler Portland is a semi-permanent fixture of the Portland waterfront, housing the Oregon Maritime Center & Museum.

IMG_6086 Sternwheeler Portland at Tom McCall Waterfront Park in Portland, Oregon on May 9, 2009
Sternwheeler Portland on May 9, 2009

IMG_6087 Sternwheeler Portland at Tom McCall Waterfront Park in Portland, Oregon on May 9, 2009
Sternwheeler Portland on May 9, 2009

IMG_6088 Sternwheeler Portland at Tom McCall Waterfront Park in Portland, Oregon on May 9, 2009
Sternwheeler Portland on May 9, 2009

IMG_6089 Sternwheeler Portland at Tom McCall Waterfront Park in Portland, Oregon on May 9, 2009
Sternwheeler Portland on May 9, 2009

IMG_6090 Sternwheeler Portland at Tom McCall Waterfront Park in Portland, Oregon on May 9, 2009
Sternwheeler Portland on May 9, 2009

The Portland is a steam-powered sternwheeler "ship assist" tugboat designed by the Port of Portland and built by the Northwest Marine Iron Works in 1947.

IMG_7026 Sternwheeler Portland in Portland, Oregon on June 10, 2007
Sternwheeler Portland on June 10, 2007

IMG_7034 Sternwheeler Portland in Portland, Oregon on June 10, 2007
Sternwheeler Portland on June 10, 2007

IMG_7037 Sternwheeler Portland in Portland, Oregon on June 10, 2007
Sternwheeler Portland on June 10, 2007

IMG_7043 Sternwheeler Portland in Portland, Oregon on June 10, 2007
Sternwheeler Portland on June 10, 2007

IMG_7047 Sternwheeler Portland in Portland, Oregon on June 10, 2007
Sternwheeler Portland on June 10, 2007

The Portland was built to assist ocean going ships in and out of the Portland harbor, a job she performed until her retirement in 1981.

IMG_0812 Sternwheeler Portland in Portland, Oregon on May 30, 2008
Sternwheeler Portland on May 30, 2008

The Portland's wood paddlewheel is 25 feet in diameter and 26 feet wide.

IMG_0993 Sternwheeler Portland in Portland, Oregon on June 8, 2008
Sternwheeler Portland on June 8, 2008

IMG_1008 Sternwheeler Portland in Portland, Oregon on June 8, 2008
Sternwheeler Portland on June 8, 2008

IMG_0997 Sternwheeler Portland in Portland, Oregon on June 8, 2008
Sternwheeler Portland on June 8, 2008

IMG_1002 Sternwheeler Portland in Portland, Oregon on June 8, 2008
Sternwheeler Portland on June 8, 2008

The 219-foot Portland is still steam powered and is maintained in fully operational condition, occasionally being steamed up.

IMG_1966 Sternwheelers Portland & Willamette Queen in Portland, Oregon on February 1, 2010
Sternwheelers Portland & Willamette Queen, February 1, 2010

In this view the sternwheeler Willamette Queen is passing the Portland at its dock along Waterfront Park.

IMG_1967 Sternwheelers Portland & Willamette Queen in Portland, Oregon on February 1, 2010
Sternwheelers Portland & Willamette Queen, February 1, 2010

Historical Photos:
Sternwheeler Portland, 1947 (Oregon State Library)
Sternwheeler Portland, April 15, 1967 (Salem Public Library)

IMG_3380 United States Navy Oil Barge Russell (YO-95) at the Oregon Maritime Museum in Tom McCall Waterfront Park in Portland, Oregon on September 7, 2008
United States Navy Oil Barge Russell on September 7, 2008

The United States Navy oil barge Russell (YO-95) was built at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in 1944.

IMG_3404 United States Navy Oil Barge Russell (YO-95) in Tom McCall Waterfront Park in Portland, Oregon on September 7, 2008
United States Navy Oil Barge Russell on September 7, 2008

It was last used on the Columbia River to transport liquid fertilizer to agriculture upriver.

IMG_3381 Gillnetter Mom's Boat at the Oregon Maritime Museum in Tom McCall Waterfront Park in Portland, Oregon on September 7, 2008
Gilnetter Mom’s Boat on September 7, 2008

This wood gillnetter was built in 1929-1930 by Ed Wahl for Oscar Haglund at the George & Barker cannery in Astoria, Oregon. It was built of white oak ribs with Port Orford Cedar planking.

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