Steamboats of the Oregon Coast
List of vessels
A large number of boats of all types were built on these waters, powered by various means, including steam, gasoline, and diesel engines.

Steamboats of the Oregon Coast

Section Title: List of vessels
Table Section Text: A large number of boats of all types were built on these waters, powered by various means, including steam, gasoline, and diesel engines.

Name	Type	Year Built	Where Built	Builders	Owners	Gross Tons	Length	Disposition

Swan	sternwheeler	1870	Gardiner	Godfrey Seymour	131	unknown, 1880

Enterprise	sternwheeler	1870	Gardiner	Godfrey Seymour	247	wrecked 1873

Oneatta	sidewheeler	1872	Pioneer	118	82'	transferred to Columbia River, circa 1874, then to California 1882

Messenger	sternwheeler	1872	Empire City	Capt. M. Lane	136	91'	burned 1876 at Coos Bay, total loss

Little Annie	sternwheeler	1877	Coquille	William E. Rackliffe	86	70'	hit snag and sank near Bandon, 1890

Mud Hen	sternwheeler	1878	Coquille River	32'	unknown, 1892

Mary D. Hume	propeller cannery tender	1881	Ellensburg	R.D. Hume	R.D. Hume	158	98.1'	sold in the late 1880s to Alaska whaling interests, later a cannery tender in Alaskan waters, reengined several times, and in service as late as 1939.

Dispatch (I)	sternwheeler	1890	Bandon	24	52'	unknown, probably abandoned 1904

Alert	sternwheeler	1890	Bandon	Hans Reed	96	69'	Transferred to San Francisco in 1919, foundered Sept. 26, 1919, near Rio Vista.

Eva	sternwheeler	1894	Portland	Umpqua Steam Nav. Co.; W.F. Jewett	130	90'	unknown, 1918 (probably abandoned)

Favorite	propeller	1900	Coquille	Arthur Ellingson	13	72'	unknown, 1917

Pastime	sternwheeler (gasoline)	1900	Coquille	11	45'	unknown, 1901

Rogue River	sternwheeler	1901	Portland	E.B. Burns	66	80'	wrecked, Boiler Rapids on Rogue River, 16 November 1902

Welcome	sternwheeler	1900	Coquille	S.H. Adams	30	56'	wrecked, 1907

Echo	sternwheeler	1901	Coquille	Ellingson	76	66'	unknown, probably abandoned 1911

Dispatch (II)	sternwheeler	1903	Parkersburg	Charles Tweed	250	111'	rebuilt 1922 as towboat John Wildi

Liberty	sternwheeler	1903	Bandon	Herman Bros.	174	91'	unknown, 1918

Success	sternwheeler (gasoline)	1903	Gold Beach	14	unknown

Juno	propeller	1906	Marshfield	32	60.8'	unknown

Millicoma	sternwheeler	1909	Marshfield	Frank Lowe	14	55'	later converted to gasoline engine, rebuilt 1917 as propeller, ult. dispo unk.

Newport	propeller	1908	Yaquina	81	72'	converted to gasoline power, ran until the mid-1920s, ultimate disposition unknown

Charm	propeller (gasoline)	1908	Prosper	Herman Bros.	75'	Badly damaged by collision with Telegraph 1914, and forced to beach near Bandon. Repaired and ran on Coquille River until sale to Shaver Transportation Co.

Pedler	sternwheeler	1908	Marshfield	S. Gilroy	407	124'	unknown, 1910

Coquille	propeller	1908	Coquille	Frank Lowe	407	124'	transferred to Columbia R., date and ultimate dispo. unk.

Myrtle (I)	sternwheeler	1909	Myrtle Point	Nels Nelson	Myrtle Point Trans. Co.	36	57'	rebuilt as freighter 1922.

Sunset	sternwheeler	1909	Prosper	Carl Herman	Fredrick Elmore Drane Line	12	40'	Registry # 206414 sank November 2, 1924 at 6:30 a.m. on the Coquille River at Bandon, Oregon resulting in the drowning death of Clarence Henry Hurley (06/22/1880 - 11/02/1924), president of the C.

Dora	sternwheeler	1910	Randolph	Herman Bros.	W.R. Panter	47	64'	abandoned 1927

Bayocean	propeller yacht (gasoline)	1911	Portland	Joseph Supple	T.B. Potter Realty Co.	130	150'	taken into naval service during First World War on April 27, 1918, decommissioned March 14, 1919, sold to L. Parker, of Oakland, CA

Fay No. 4	sternwheeler (gasoline)	1912	North Bend	179	136'	Transferred to California, 1913

Lifeline	propeller (gasoline)	1912	Marshfield	179	136'	Foundered off coast June 5, 1923, just south of Neahkanie Mountain, while en route from Coos Bay to Kelso. Crew survived, hull washed ashore and buried by sand.

Rainbow	sternwheeler	1912	Marshfield	Frank Lowe	Coos River Trans. Co.	75	64'	Abandoned 1923

Telegraph	sternwheeler	1914	Prosper	Carl Herman	Myrtle Point Trans. Co.	96	103'	rebuilt and lengthened to 115' in about 1916, abandoned by 1940

Relief	sternwheeler	1916	Coquille	Ellingson	44	64'	unknown, 1927

Myrtle (II)	sternwheeler	1922	Prosper	36	60'	abandoned by 1940

John Wildi (ex-Dispatch)	sternwheeler	1922	Parkersburg	173	112'	abandoned 1927

Siletz	diesel freighter	1923	Kernville	93	64'	transferred to Hawaii, renamed Moi, and operated there by Young Bros.

Sentence(s)

In 1872, the sidewheeler Oneatta steamboat was launched at Pioneer and later it was transferred to the Columbia River.
In 1872, the sidewheeler Oneatta was launched at Pioneer and was transferred to the Columbia River.
In 1872, the sidewheeler Oneatta was transferred to the Columbia River from Pioneer.

final_sentence: In 1872, the sidewheeler Oneatta steamboat was launched at Pioneer and later it was transferred to the Columbia River.
final_sentence: In 1872, the sidewheeler Oneatta was launched at Pioneer and was transferred to the Columbia River.
final_sentence: In 1872, the sidewheeler Oneatta was transferred to the Columbia River from Pioneer.