Gazelle (motor vessel)

History
NameGazelle
OwnerMcLean & Key; O.S. Hosford; Lane Bros.
RouteWillamette and Columbia rivers; Yaquina Bay; Oregon coast
LaunchedMarch 16, 1905
IdentificationU.S. 204750
FateAbandoned 1929
General characteristics
Typeinland and coastal excursion launch and ferry (1905-1909; 1910-1911); offshore fishing vessel (1909)
Length50 ft (15.24 m)
Beam12.3 ft (3.75 m)
Depth3.4 ft (1.04 m) depth of hold
Installed powerGasoline engine
Propulsionpropeller
Capacity100 passengers (1911)

Gazelle was a gasoline powered launch that operated on the Willamette and Columbia river from 1905 to 1911. For short periods of time Gazelle was operated on the Oregon Coast, on Yaquina Bay and also as an off-shore fishing vessel, in the Coos Bay area.