Oregon Pine (schooner)

Oregon Pine
History
United States
NameOregon Pine
OwnerGrant, Smith, & Co, Portland, Oregon
BuilderPeninsula Shipbuilding Co., Portland, Oregon
AcquiredCapt. Sterling, 1926
RenamedContracted as Cotys, renamed Oregon Pine upon completion; renamed Dorothy H. Sterling in 1926
Fateabandoned Garden Island 1932[1]
Statushistoric shipwreck[2]
General characteristics
Tons burthen2,526 tons; capacity of 2,225,000 ft. of lumber
Length267 ft 0 in (81.38 m)
Beam49 ft 6 in (15.09 m)
Draft25 ft 2 in (7.67 m)
Propulsionsail

Oregon Pine was a six-masted lumber schooner completed in 1920, which was built as a result of the shipbuilding efforts associated with World War I. She sailed in the West Coast lumber trade, bringing lumber from the Columbia River to Shanghai and Port Adelaide, Australia.

  1. ^ Hartell, Robyn; Richards, Nathan (2001), Garden Island, Ships's Graveyard, Heritage SA, Department for Environment and Heritage, pp.1 & 9. (ISBN 0-7308-5894-4).
  2. ^ "View Shipwreck - Dorothy H. Sterling". Australian National Shipwreck Database. Retrieved 10 March 2014.