List of Vessels
A large number of boats of all types were built on these waters, powered by various means, including steam, gasoline, and diesel engines. This index will attempt to track only vessels over 30 tons built before 1920, with exceptions where a vessel appears to be of more interest, due to an available on-line image or otherwise.
| Name | Type | Year Built | Where Built | Builders | Owners | Gross Tons | Length | Disposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swan | sternwheeler | 1870 | Gardiner | Godfrey Seymour | 131 | unknown, 1880 | ||
| Enterprise | sternwheeler | 1870 | Gardiner | Godfrey Seymour | 247 | wrecked 1873 | ||
| Oneatta | sidewheeler | 1872 | Pioneer | 118 | 82' | transferred to Columbia River, circa 1874, then to California 1882 | ||
| Messenger | sternwheeler | 1872 | Empire City | Capt. M. Lane | 136 | 91' | burned 1876 at Coos Bay, total loss | |
| Little Annie | sternwheeler | 1877 | Coquille | William E. Rackliffe | 86 | 70' | hit snag and sank near Bandon, 1890 | |
| Mud Hen | sternwheeler | 1878 | Coquille River | 32' | unknown, 1892 | |||
| Mary D. Hume | propeller cannery tender | 1881 | Ellensburg | R.D. Hume | R.D. Hume | 158 | 98.1' | sold in late 1880s to Alaska whaling interests, later a cannery tender in Alaskan waters, reengined several times, and in service as late as 1939. Currently lying on shore at Gold Beach |
| Dispatch (I) | sternwheeler | 1890 | Bandon | 24 | 52' | unknown, probably abandoned 1904 | ||
| Alert | sternwheeler | 1890 | Bandon | Hans Reed | 96 | 69' | Transferred to San Francisco in 1919, foundered Sept. 26, 1919, near Rio Vista. | |
| Eva | sternwheeler | 1894 | Portland | Umpqua Steam Nav. Co.; W.F. Jewett | 130 | 90' | unknown, 1918 (probably abandoned) | |
| Favorite | propeller | 1900 | Coquille | Arthur Ellingson | 13 | 72' | unknown, 1917 | |
| Pastime | sternwheeler (gasoline) | 1900 | Coquille | 11 | 45' | unknown, 1901 | ||
| Rogue River | sternwheeler | 1901 | Portland | E.B. Burns | 66 | 80' | wrecked, Boiler Rapids on Rogue River, 16 November 1902 | |
| Welcome | sternwheeler | 1900 | Coquille | S.H. Adams | 30 | 56' | wrecked, 1907 | |
| Echo | sternwheeler | 1901 | Coquille | Ellingson | 76 | 66' | unknown, probably abandoned 1911 | |
| Dispatch (II) | sternwheeler | 1903 | Parkersburg | Charles Tweed | 250 | 111' | rebuilt 1922 as towboat John Wildi | |
| Liberty | sternwheeler | 1903 | Bandon | Herman Bros. | 174 | 91' | unknown, 1918 | |
| Success | sternwheeler (gasoline) | 1903 | Gold Beach | 14 | unknown | |||
| Juno | propeller | 1906 | Marshfield | 32 | 60.8' | unknown | ||
| Millicoma | sternwheeler | 1909 | Marshfield | Frank Lowe | 14 | 55' | later converted to gasoline engine, rebuilt 1917 as propeller, ult. dispo unk. | |
| Newport | propeller | 1908 | Yaquina | 81 | 72' | converted to gasoline power, ran until mid-1920s, ultimate disposition unknown | ||
| Charm | propeller (gasoline) | 1908 | Prosper | Herman Bros. | 75' | Badly damaged by collision with Telegraph 1914, and forced to beach near Bandon. Repaired and ran on Coquille River until sale to Shaver Transportation Co. in 1928. | ||
| Pedler | sternwheeler | 1908 | Marshfield | S. Gilroy | 407 | 124' | unknown, 1910 | |
| Coquille | propeller | 1908 | Coquille | Frank Lowe | 407 | 124' | transferred to Columbia R., date and ultimate dispo. unk. | |
| Myrtle (I) | sternwheeler | 1909 | Myrtle Point | Nels Nelson | Myrtle Point Trans. Co. | 36 | 57' | rebuilt as freighter 1922. |
| Dora | sternwheeler | 1910 | Randolph | Herman Bros. | W.R. Panter | 47 | 64' | abandoned 1927 |
| Bayocean | propeller yacht (gasoline) | 1911 | Portland | Joseph Supple | T.B. Potter Realty Co. | 130 | 150' | taken into naval service during First World War on April 27, 1918, decommissioned March 14, 1919, sold to L. Parker, of Oakland, CA |
| Fay No. 4 | sternwheeler (gasoline) | 1912 | North Bend | 179 | 136' | Transferred to California, 1913 | ||
| Lifeline | propeller (gasoline) | 1912 | Marshfield | 179 | 136' | Foundered off coast June 5, 1923, just south of Neahkanie Mountain, while en route from Coos Bay to Kelso. Crew survived, hull washed ashore and buried by sand. | ||
| Rainbow | sternwheeler | 1912 | Marshfield | Frank Lowe | Coos River Trans. Co. | 75 | 64' | Abandoned 1923 |
| Telegraph | sternwheeler | 1914 | Prosper | Carl Herman | Myrtle Point Trans. Co. | 96 | 103' | rebuilt and lengthened to 115' in about 1916, abandoned by 1940 |
| Relief | sternwheeler | 1916 | Coquille | Ellingson | 44 | 64' | unknown, 1927 | |
| Myrtle (II) | sternwheeler | 1922 | Prosper | 36 | 60' | abandoned by 1940 | ||
| John Wildi (ex-Dispatch) | sternwheeler | 1922 | Parkersburg | 173 | 112' | abandoned 1927 | ||
| Siletz | diesel freighter | 1923 | Kernville | 93 | 64' | transferred to Hawaii, renamed Moi, and operated there by Young Bros. |
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