North Oregon Coast
| Name | Date | Vessel Type | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit | 25 Dec 1855 | brig | Tillamook Head | Bumped ground putting out of the Columbia River. Crew abandoned ship after she took on 7 feet (210 cm) of water. Ship drifted south and ran aground at Tillamook Head. |
| Brant | 00 Jan 1862 | schooner | Tillamook | Refloated. |
| Millie Bond | c. 13 Nov 1871 | schooner | Barview | Wrecked on sand spit near Tillamook Bar. Refloated. |
| Lupatia | c. 3 Jan 1881 | barque | Tillamook Rock | All 16 human on board died; the only survivor was the ship's dog. |
| Kate L. Heron | 27 Apr 1881 | schooner | Barview | Wrecked on Tillamook Bar. Parts washed up at Nehalem. |
| Pilots Bride | 1 Aug 1881 | sloop | Pacific City | Stranded on Nestucca Bar. |
| Carmarthen Castle | 2 Dec 1886 | barque | Pacific City | Ran aground in Nestucca Bay. |
| Queen of the Bay | 11 Nov 1887 | schooner | Nehalem | Wrecked at the mouth of the Nehalem River. |
| Garcia | 12 Dec 1893 | schooner | Cape Meares | Wrecked near Cape Meares Lighthouse. |
| Occident | 12 Mar 1897 | steam tug | Nehalem | Total loss |
| Lila and Mattie | 9 Mar 1900 | schooner | Barview | Wrecked on Tillamook Bar. |
| Laguna | 6 Apr 1900 | steamship | Barview | Went ashore on north spit of Tillamook Bar. Refloated and towed back to San Francisco for repairs, but during a gale abandoned at a point ten miles SWW of Crescent City. Ran aground on July 17 at the Klamath River for a total loss. |
| Pioneer | 17 Dec 1900 | schooner | Pacific City | Remains can still be seen when erosion takes place. |
| Charles H. Merchant | 11 Aug 1902 | schooner | Manzanita | Stranded on Nehalem Spit, refloated and scrapped. |
| Gem | 15 Feb 1904 | schooner | Barview | Ran aground on the beach near the Tillamook Bay north jetty. |
| Peter Iredale | 25 Oct 1906 | barque | Fort Stevens | Remains can still be seen. |
| Gerald C. | 10 May 1907 | gas screw | Pacific City | Wrecked on the north spit at the entrance to Nestucca harbor. |
| Antelope | 30 Sep 1907 | schooner | Nehalem | built 1887 in Benicia, CA for salmon packer. Wrecked at Nehalem River. |
| Emily Reed | 14 Feb 1908 | barque | Rockaway | Loaded with 2,100 tons of coal, the ship ran ashore and broke apart. The captain, his wife and seven crewmen survived, but eight died. Remains are occasionally seen after storms. |
| Hill | 17 Jun 1908 | schooner | Nehalem | Wrecked at Nehalem Bar. |
| Ida Schnauer | 17 Jun 1908 | schooner | Barview | Wrecked on Tillamook Bar. While waiting for tug into harbor, wind shifted and she was pushed ashore for a total loss. |
| Argo #1 | 26 Nov 1909 | steamship | Barview | Struck the bar off the entrance to Tillamook Bay and foundered. Two crew and two passengers were drowned. Sister ship, the Argo #2, a river steamer, went down at Dixon Entrance in Alaska. |
| Vida | 28 Apr 1912 | gas schooner | Barview | Lost rudder and broke to pieces on Tillamook Bar. |
| George R. Vosberg | 3 May 1912 | steam tug | Nehalem | Hole punched in hull by underwater rock. The crew attempted to plug the hole with a spare fuel tank. Though the effort was ultimately futile, the crew was rescued. |
| C.T. Hill | 30 Jul 1912 | schooner | Nehalem | Stranded on the south side of the Nehalem Bar. Salvaged. |
| Mimi | 13 Feb 1913 | barque | Manzanita | Ran aground in fog on Nehalem Spit, then capsized in salvage operation, killing 17. |
| Glenesslin | 1 Oct 1913 | square rig | Neahkahnie Beach | Sailed into the rocks at the base of Neahkahnie Mountain, on a clear day. All survived, but rocks penetrated the hull and little was salvaged. A naval court of inquiry ruled the cause was negligence. |
| Oakland | 22 Mar 1916 | schooner | Manzanita | Abandoned at sea. After running ashore, it was refloated and renamed the Mary Hanlon. Ultimately lost off Mendocino, California. |
| Life-Line | 26 May 1923 | gas propeller | Neahkahnie Beach | Foundered off Neahkahnie, washed ashore and covered by sand. Uncovered by a bulldozer in 1949. |
| Venus | 4 Nov 1923 | gas schooner | Pacific City | Capsized on Nestucca Bar. Captain Adolph Kangiser and his engineer made a swim for shore. The captain felt something tug him down. Kicking hard he managed to free himself. Upon reaching shore, he found part of his boot missing, though he himself was not injured. The marks on the boots indicated a shark, making him the first shark attack victim in Oregon history. |
| Phoenix | 5 Nov 1923 | gas schooner | Barview | Capsized on Tillamook Bar. Four died. |
| Sea Island | 7 Feb 1932 | Tillamook | Rum-Runner. | |
| Tyee | 6 Dec 1940 | tugboat | Barview | Foundered off Tillamook Bar. The engine was ripped out, saving the crew by lightening the ship. |
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