Moose (sternwheeler)

Moose was a steamboat that operated on the Willamette River from late 1859 to 1861.

News item, completion of Moose, Oct. 8, 1859
History
Name	Moose
Route	Upper Willamette River
In service	Oct 4, 1859
Out of service	1861
Fate	Wrecked at Peoria, Oregon
General characteristics
Type	inland steamship
Length	75 ft (22.9 m), exclusive of fantail
Beam	16 ft (4.9 m)
Depth	4 ft (1 m) depth of hold
Installed power	twin steam engines, horizontally mounted, each with bore of 12 in (304.8 mm) and stroke of 4 ft (1.22 m)
Propulsion	stern-wheel

Construction

Moose was completed by Smith, Pease & Company by October 8, 1859.^[1] Another source states that Moose was built at Canemah in 1859 for Smith, Moore, Marshall & Co.^[2]

Moose was a light-draft boat built for service on the upper Willamette River.^[1] Moose was 75 feet long, probably exclusive of the extension of the main deck over the stern, called the fantail, on which the stern-wheel was mounted.^[2] Moose had a beam (width) of 16 feet and a depth of hold of 4 feet.^[2]

Moose was driven by twin single-cylinder steam engines each with a cylinder bore of 12 inches and a piston stroke of 48 inches.^[2] The engines generated 9.6 nominal horsepower.^[2]

Operations

Moose made its trial trip on October 4, 1859.^[1] The owners planned to take Moose to Eugene City if the water level permitted.^[1]

Disposition

Moose was wrecked in 1861 at Peoria, Oregon.^[2]