Category: Maritime
S.S. Frogner
The SS Frogner was built in 1921 by Armstrong Whitworth and Co. of the United Kingdom for Fearnley and Eger, Frogner, Oslo, Norway. The largest ship to dock…
Crew of the Charlie Ells – FV Amak
Three portraits of people captured by photographer Alan Mitchell as the crew of the Charlie Ells FV Amak passed through Port Orford in the 1970s. Captured near the…
Port Orford Dock and Jetty 1968 to present day…
Tsunami wave train hits Port Orford. March 11th, 2011
Oregon Field Guide – Coastal Tsunami https://www.opb.org/television/programs/ofg/episodes/804/
Dock and Jetty – Gilbert Gable proposal c1935
For more photos about Gilbert Gable, check the Port Orford Historical Photos Archive.
Gilbert Gable Jetty Construction 1934-1939
Jetty construction 1968
SS Siskiyou loading lumber. Gilbert Gable Jetty construction. 1937 – May
SS Phyllis 1936 – March 9th. Shipwrecked off Rocky Point.
On the night of March 9, 1936, Coast Guardsmen from the Port Orford Lifeboat Station rescued the crew of the steamship Phyllis. Read more about the the wreck of…
SS Sinaloa 1917 – June 25th. Grounded at Cape Blanco
SS Mary E. Moore loading Port Orford Cedar logs. c1925
On The Dock
We have encountered some entertaining contributions for the Port Orford Historical Photo Archive — the latest shows the California Shell Fish Company Receiving Building in 1989 when it…
The Port of Port Orford harbor that has been in use since the 1850s, and was primarily used for shipping lumber. The first Port District was formed in…
Port Orford's Sea Urchin Bonanza
An interesting 1991 Oregon Public Broadcasting piece on the Port Orford Sea Urchin fishery: Sea Urchin Fishery vs. Northern Sea Lions, Balancing Rocks, Woodburn Peat Bog and Whale…
Remembering Eagle III
On the evening of Jan. 19, the Eagle III was hit by a rogue wave just outside the Coos Bay bar that turned the 40-foot fishing vessel upside…