A guide to the Oregon (built 1848; steamer) logbook, 1848-1851
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A Guide to the Oregon (built 1848; steamer) logbook
HDC0202
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, National Park Service2013, National Park Service
Title: Oregon (built 1848; steamer) logbook
Date: 1848-1851
Identifier/Call Number: HDC0202 (SAFR 16482)
Creator:
Unknown
Physical Description:
1 item.
Repository:
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, Historic Documents Department
Building E, Fort Mason
San Francisco, CA 94123
Abstract: The Oregon (built 1848; steamer) logbook (SAFR 16482, HDC 202) consists of one photocopy of a logbook. The original is held
by the Fine Arts Museum San Francisco. This copy is available for research purposes only.
Physical Location: San Francisco Maritime NHP, Historic Documents Department
Language(s):
In English.
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SAFR-00001
This collection was transferred from Golden Gate National Recreation Area to San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park.
Historical or Biographical Note
OREGON (built 1848; steamship), initially owned by Pacific Mail Steamship Company, was built by Smith & Dimon, New York, NY
in collaboration with Morgan Iron Works, New York, NY. She had a side-lever, 200 h.p. engine and two boilers. Her maiden voyage
was New York to San Francisco, from December 8, 1848 to April 1, 1849. Piloted by Captain R.H. Pearson, ports of call along
the way were Rio de Janeiro, Valparaiso, Callao, and Panama via the Straits of Magellan. Her sister ships were the CALIFORNIA
and the PANAMA. Early runs carried passengers bound for California gold mines. She sailed through the Golden Gate April 1,
1849, however, before passengers debarked, the Captain ordered some crew members arrested in order to prevent their leaving
for the gold mines; crew desertions were common during this period. Later owners were Holladay & Flint, 1861, Oregon & California
Steamship Company, 1861-1869, and LUMBER INTERESTS (schooner) 1869-1880.
The Oregon (built 1848; steamer) logbook (SAFR 16482, HDC 202) consists of one photocopy of a logbook. The original is held
by the Fine Arts Museum San Francisco. This copy is available for research purposes only.
This engineer's logbook provides dates, locations, details of engine status by hour, voyage number, stores, and observations
noted by the engineer on duty. Other notes include daily weather, equipment issues, and crew issues and activities. Owned
by Pacific Mail Steamship Company, OREGON's maiden voyage was December 1849; she traveled from New York via the Straits of
Magellan to San Francisco. The logbook records ten voyages between December 8th, 1848 and April 9, 1851.
This is a collection of a single item.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Logbooks
Gold rushes--California--1850-1860.
Pacific Mail Steamship Company
Oregon (built 1848, steamship)
New York (N.Y.)
San Francisco Bay (Calif.)
Panama
Central America