Columbia River Maritime Museum in Astoria, Oregon.
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On board the Lightship "Columbia."
Columbia River Maritime Museum, Astoria Oregon. 2003
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On board the Lightship "Columbia."
Columbia River Maritime Museum, Astoria Oregon. 2003
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On board the Lightship "Columbia."
Columbia River Maritime Museum, Astoria Oregon. 2003
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From the wheelhouse of Lightship "Columbia." Still maintaining a watchful eye on Columbia River maritime traffic...
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On board the Lightship "Columbia."
Columbia River Maritime Museum, Astoria Oregon. 2003
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Columbia LLV-overland-CGA
(From the archives of E.DeWire)
LV 50 was a wooden-hulled vessel with no engine for propulsion, but was equipped with sails in case the anchor chain, which held the vessel at a position roughly five miles west of the Columbia River's mouth, broke.
During a severe storm on the evening of November 28,1899, the chain did break. The crew quickly set the sails and kept the vessel from grounding. After several attempts to tow the ship to safety failed the next day, the vessel was intentionally grounded at McKenzie Head near Cape Disappointment. Eighteen months later, after the ship was successfully hauled 700 yards overland, LV 50 was launched into Baker Bay in the Columbia River. The ship returned to station in August of 1901, after a trip to Portland for repairs. (courtesy:Lighthousefriends.com)
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Buoy Tender "Fir" passing Tillamook Rock Light- Display at the Columbia River Maritime Museum, Astoria Oregon.
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Lighthouse Tender-The Fir. Courtesy-E.DeWire, Date unknown.
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