Peter Iredale Shipwreck Oregon 1
by Bob Christopher
Title
Peter Iredale Shipwreck Oregon 1
Artist
Bob Christopher
Medium
Photograph - Photography/digital
Description
Sailing from Salina Cruz, Mexico, on or about September 26, 1906, the Peter Iredale was bound for Portland, Oregon with 1,000 tons of ballast and a crew of 27, including two stowaways. The voyage up the coast was unremarkable until the night of October 25, when Captain H. Lawrence sighted the Tillamook Rock Lighthouse at 3:20 a.m. local time. The crew altered course first east-northeast and then northeast to enter the mouth of the Columbia River in thick mist and a rising tide. Under strong winds out of the west, an attempt was made to wear the ship away from shore, but a heavy northwest squall grounded the Peter Iredale on Clatsop Sands (now called Clatsop Spit). High seas and wind drove the ship ashore. A lifeboat was dispatched from Hammond, Oregon and assisted in evacuating the sailors, who were tended to at Fort Stevens. No casualties occurred in the accident.
A Naval Court inquiry was held in Astoria on November 12 and 13, 1906, by the British Vice-Consulate to determine the cause of the wreck. After investigating, no blame was placed on Lawrence and the crew for the loss, and he and his officers were commended for their attempts to save the ship.
There was little damage to the hull and plans were made to tow the ship back to sea, but after several weeks waiting for favorable weather and ocean conditions, the ship had listed to the port (left) and become embedded in the sands. She was sold for scrap.[citation needed] All that remains is the bow, a few ribs, and a couple of masts.[citation needed] The rudder is now located in the parking lot at the Columbia River Maritime Museum in nearby Astoria.[citation needed]
Captain Lawrence's final toast to his ship was: "May God bless you, and may your bones bleach in the sands."[1]
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Bob Christopher
Hi Frozen In Time...Thank you very much for featuring my image in The Niche group site. I appreciate it very much...Cheers Bob
Jan Mulherin
Congratulations!! This beautiful image has been selected to be featured for the week in the “Art for Ever with You” Group Home Page. You are welcome to add a preview of this featured image to the group’s discussion post titled “2018 November: Stunning Group Featured Images and Thank-you’s” for a permanent display within the group, to share this achievement with others. If the activity is allowed, your image will also be posted to our group Google+ page. Thank you for your participation in the group! ~Jan (November 7, 2018)
Bob Christopher replied:
Hi Jan...Thank you very much for featuring my image in the Art Forever With You group site. I appreciate it very much ...Cheers Bob
Luther Fine Art
Congratulations! Your fantastic photographic art has been chosen as a Camera Art feature! You are invited to archive your work in the Features Archive discussion as well as any other discussion in which it would fit!
Bob Christopher replied:
Hi Luther...Thank you very much for featuring my image in the Camera Art group site. I appreciate it very much ...Cheers Bob
Julie Rauscher
Wonderful shot!
Bob Christopher replied:
Hi Julie...Thank you very much for your compliment on my image. I appreciate your support very much...Cheers Bob
Bob Christopher
Hi Frozen In Time...Thank you very much for featuring my image in the Your Very Best Photography group site. I appreciate it very much ...Cheers Bob
Bob Christopher
Hi Thomas...Thank you very much for featuring my image in the Life After Humans Photography group site. I appreciate it very much ...Cheers Bob
Bob Christopher
Hi Nina...Thank you very much for featuring my image in the Art-It Is Good For You group site. I appreciate it very much...Cheers Bob
Bob Christopher
Hi Johanna...Thank you very much for featuring my image in the Five Star Artist group site. I appreciate your support very much... Cheers Bob
Cathy Mahnke
Marvelous monochrome
Bob Christopher replied:
Hi Cathy...Thank you for your compliment on my image. I appreciate it very much... Cheers Bob
Bob Christopher
Hi Catherine...Thank you very much for featuring my image in the Abandond Places group site. I certainly appreciate your support very much... Cheers Bob
Bob Christopher
Hi Dianne... Thank you very much for featuring my image in the Ocean Photography And Art group site. I certainly appreciate your support very much... Cheers Bob
Bob Christopher
Hi John...Thank you very much for featuring my image in the Images That Excite You group site. I appreciate it very much...Cheers Bob
Bob Christopher
Hi Dee...Thank you so much for featuring my image in the World Art Spotlight group site. I appreciate your support very much... Cheers Bob
Allan Van Gasbeck
Congratulations! Your outstanding artwork has been chosen as a FEATURE in the “The Gray Scale Outdoors” group on Fine Art America — You are invited to post your featured image to the featured image discussion thread as a permanent place to continue to get exposure even after the image is no longer on the Home Page.
Bob Christopher replied:
Hi Allan...Thank you so much for featuring my image in The Grayscale Outdoors group site. I appreciate your support very much... Cheers Bob
Bob Christopher
Hi Taikan...Thank you so much for featuring my image in The Best 30000 Artworks group site. I appreciate your support very much... Cheers Bob
Bob Christopher
Hi Romuald...Thank you so much for featuring my image in the Skytwitter Art Gallery group site. I appreciate your support very much... Cheers Bob
Bob Christopher
Hi Patricia...Thank you so much for featuring my image in the Art Submissions To PKA group site. I appreciate your support very much... Cheers Bob
Bob Christopher
Hi Doug...Thank you so much for featuring my image in the Water Forms group site. I appreciate your support very much... Cheers Bob
Bob Christopher
Aloha James...Thank you very much for featuring my image in The Space Between group site. I certainly appreciate your support very much... Cheers Bob
Bob Christopher
Hi Julie...Thank you so much for featuring my image in the Your Story Of Art group site. I appreciate your support very much... Cheers Bob
Bob Christopher
Hi Taikan...Thank you so much for featuring my image in The Best 30000 Artworks group site. I appreciate your support very much... Cheers Bob
Bob Christopher
A Very Special "Thank You" to the Purchaser of my image from Junction City, OR. I appreciate your support very much and I hope that you will enjoy my image for many years to come...Cheers Bob
Bob Christopher
Hi Pamela...Thank you very much for featuring my image in the Old and Rusty Times Gone By group site. I appreciate it very much...Cheers Bob