Category talk:Oregon (ship, 1845)

Oregon (ship, 1848)

On the Oregon, built in 1848, an engineer complained that the temperature in the fireroom and nearby bunkers could reach up to 132 degrees and many of his firemen and stokers were overcome by the heat. Kemble 121

Ships were typically modelled after clipper sailing ships with a straight stem and clipper-esque bowsprit. At this time, steamships were also fitted with sails. Sails were necessary to augment the propulsion of paddle wheels and to offer alternate means for powering the ship if the engines or coal supply fail. When the Oregon left San Francisco for San Blas in 1849 with only seventy tons of coal aboard, the steamship was still able to continue to its destination under sail when the coal ran out. Kemble 120

Different description so this ship Oregon 1845?