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SS Dora
At least three commercial ships were named ''Dora'' in the late 19th and early 20th centuries: * ''Dora'', launched in 1880 for use in the coastal trade between California and Alaska. * ''Dora'', launched in 1889 for use by the London and South Western Railway, was renamed the SS Douglas. * ''Dora'', a 13-ton sloop built in 1892 that foundered Aug. 27, 1911 at Charleston, South Carolina. * ''Dora'' (sternwheeler), a 1910 steamboat in Oregon * SS ''Dora'', a Design 1022 ship Hog Islanders is the slang for ships built to Emergency Fleet Corporation designs number 1022 and 1024. These vessels were cargo and troop transport ships, respectively, built under government direction and subsidy to address a shortage of ships ... launched in 1919 as SS ''Inspector'', converted into a tanker, and subsequently renamed SS ''Comol Cuba'' {{shipindex, name=Dora, SS Ship names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SS Dora (1880)
The wooden steamship ''Dora'' was a passenger and cargo vessel that served the coastal trade in the Territory of Alaska from 1880 to 1920. Built in San Francisco, California, it was active before, during and after the Klondike Gold Rush, and became known as "the bulldog of the North Pacific". After its sinking, a US Fish and Wildlife Service report referred to it as the "most historic vessel plying Alaskan waters." The Dora was first employed carrying fur seal skins from the Pribilof Islands to California for the Alaska Commercial Company and subsequently became known for its cargo, mail and passenger service to small settlements along the Alaska coast. It frequently rescued the survivors from the wrecks of other vessels in Alaska and endured several near-disasters of its own, including a collision with an iceberg in 1899 and a storm-tossed 1906 voyage that left the ship virtually adrift for 63 days. Its passengers and crew provided one of the earliest firsthand accounts of the 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SS Douglas (1889)
SS (RMS) ''Douglas'' (III) – the third vessel in the line's history to bear the name – was a packet steamer which entered service with the London and South Western Railway in 1889 under the name ''Dora'' until she was purchased by the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company in 1901 for £13,500. Construction & dimensions ''Douglas'' was a steel built, single-screw vessel constructed by Robert Napier & Co. of Glasgow. She had a registered tonnage of ; length ; beam ; depth . ''Douglas'' had a certificated accommodation for 506 passengers and a crew of 33. Napier's were also responsible for her engines and boilers. Service life The ''Douglas'' was a departure in Steam Packet practice. Until 1901 all its ships had been ordered and built for it, with the exception of the two eminently suitable vessels and which had been bought in after their owners had unsuccessfully tilted at the Manx trade. The ''Douglas'' however, was a straight purchase to fill the gap left when was sunk i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dora (sternwheeler)
''Dora'' was a sternwheel steamboat that was operated on the Coquille River on the southern coast of Oregon from 1912 to 1923. This vessel should not be confused with a number of other craft of the same name operating at the same time in other parts of North America. Design and construction ''Dora'' was built at Randolph, Oregon in 1910 by the Herman Brothers Newell, Gordon R., ed., ''H.W. McCurdy Marine History of the Pacific Northwest'', Superior Publishing (1966), at pages 174 and 391. The steamer was long, with a beam of and depth of hold of . The overall size of the vessel was 77 gross and 64 registered tons. Power was furnished by twin steam engines, each driving a pitman arm connected to a crankpin on the sternwheel, with 55 total indicated horsepower for both combined. Total required crew was shown as two. ''Dora'' was built for Russell Panter, who named the vessel after his daughter.King, Chuck, Kirk, Linda, and Prola, Carolyn, ''Myrtle Creek and Vicinity: 1893-19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oregon
Oregon () is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of its eastern boundary with Idaho. The 42nd parallel north, 42° north parallel delineates the southern boundary with California and Nevada. Oregon has been home to many Indigenous peoples of the Americas, indigenous nations for thousands of years. The first European traders, explorers, and settlers began exploring what is now Oregon's Pacific coast in the early-mid 16th century. As early as 1564, the Spanish expeditions to the Pacific Northwest, Spanish began sending vessels northeast from the Philippines, riding the Kuroshio Current in a sweeping circular route across the northern part of the Pacific. In 1592, Juan de Fuca undertook detailed mapping and studies of ocean currents in the Pacific Northwest, including the Oregon coast as well as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Design 1022 Ship
Hog Islanders is the slang for ships built to Emergency Fleet Corporation designs number 1022 and 1024. These vessels were cargo and troop transport ships, respectively, built under government direction and subsidy to address a shortage of ships in the United States Merchant Marine during World War I. American International Shipbuilding, subsidized by the United States Shipping Board, built an emergency shipyard on Hog Island at the site of the present-day Philadelphia International Airport. No ships were produced in time to participate in World War I, but many ships were active in World War II, with roughly half of those produced at Hog Island being sunk in that conflict. During the planning stage, 120 ship names based on the "aboriginal inhabitants of the United States" were selected by First Lady Edith Wilson (Mrs. Woodrow Wilson), although most were changed before completion. Emergency Fleet Corporation Emergency Fleet Corporation (EFC) was formed by the US Shipping Board to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SS Comol Cuba
SS ''Comol Cuba'' (ex-''Dora'', ex-''Inspector'', ex-''Red Jacket'') was a Design 1022 cargo ship built for the United States Shipping Board immediately after World War I. Converted to a tanker, she spent most of her career transporting molasses, a byproduct of sugar refining, to the United States. During World War II, she transported petroleum before returning to the private sector. History She was laid down as ''Red Jacket'', yard number 1482 at the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania shipyard of the American International Shipbuilding Corporation, one of 110 Design 1022 cargo ships built for the United States Shipping Board. She was launched as the '' Inspector'' on 18 September 2019 and completed on 31 October 1919. In 1921, she was purchased by the Dunbar Molasses Company and converted into a tanker with a 344,963 gallon capacity. In 1927, she was purchased by the U.S. Tank Ship Corporation and renamed ''Dora''. In 1928, she was purchased by private investors via the Steamship Dora ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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