''Moose'' was a steamboat that operated on the
Willamette River
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from late 1859 to 1861.
Construction
''Moose'' was completed by Smith, Pease & Company by October 8, 1859.
Another source states that ''Moose'' was built at Canemah in 1859 for Smith, Moore, Marshall & Co.
''Moose'' was a light-draft boat built for service on the upper
Willamette River
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.
[ ''Moose'' was 75 feet long, probably exclusive of the extension of the main deck over the stern, called the fantail, on which the stern-wheel was mounted.][ Moose had a beam (width) of 16 feet and a depth of hold of 4 feet.][
''Moose'' was driven by twin single-cylinder ]steam engine
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s each with a cylinder bore of 12 inches and a piston stroke of 48 inches.[ The engines generated 9.6 nominal ]horsepower
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Operations
''Moose'' made its trial trip on October 4, 1859.[ The owners planned to take Moose to Eugene City if the water level permitted.][
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Disposition
''Moose'' was wrecked in 1861 at Peoria, Oregon
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Notes
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{{Willamette River Steamboats
Steamboats of the Willamette River
Ships built in Canemah, Oregon