Oregon Maritime Center & Museum

…Continued from Tom McCall Waterfront Park.

Sternwheeler Portland on May 9, 2009

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

Sternwheeler Portland on May 9, 2009

Sternwheeler Portland on May 9, 2009

Sternwheeler Portland on May 9, 2009

Sternwheeler Portland 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.

Sternwheeler Portland on June 10, 2007

Sternwheeler Portland on June 10, 2007

Sternwheeler Portland on June 10, 2007

Sternwheeler Portland 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.

Sternwheeler Portland on May 30, 2008

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

Sternwheeler Portland on June 8, 2008

Sternwheeler Portland on June 8, 2008

Sternwheeler Portland 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.

Sternwheelers Portland & Willamette Queen, February 1, 2010

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

Sternwheelers Portland & Willamette Queen, February 1, 2010

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

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.

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.

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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