Sep 9, 2022 · The Laurel was a more than-5,000-ton steamship, built in 1920 by Ames Shipbuilding and Drydock Co. in Seattle, Washington. On June 16, 1929, the Laurel attempted to cross the Columbia River Bar with 7 million board feet of lumber.

Laurel United States: The cargo ship ran aground in the Columbia River and broke in two with the loss of a crew member. [177] [179]

Sep 11, 2022 · There is an age-old maritime tradition that ships’ captains should “go down with the ship” — or at least be the last to disembark — in times of disaster. The captain of the SS Laurel, Louis Johnson, nearly became a modern example when he refused to leave his ship during this disaster on the Columbia River bar.

In 1929, with 32 souls on board, Laurel beached on Peacock Spit, Washington, just at the mouth of the Columbia River near Astoria, Oregon. In this documentary, we're visiting the Columbia River Maritime Museum, the Columbia Pacific Heritage …

SS Laurel: Photo courtesy of the Columbia River Maritime Museum 13. SS Laurel. On June 16th, 1929, the SS Laurel started to cross the Columbia River Bar. One of the steering engines failed, throwing the ship onto Peacock Spit and pinning it onto the sand.

The cargo ship SS Laurel was wrecked on Peacock Spit, Columbia River, Washington carrying a cargo of lumber. The vessel broke into two and was a total loss.

Laurel (1863), launched in 1863, was a 207-foot, iron hull paddle steamer built by A. & J. Inglis Ltd., Glasgow. She made one successful blockade run as CSS vessel, owned by the CSA, renamed Confederate States and survived the war.

Louis Johnson of the lumber freighter Laurel , which foundered off the mouth of the Columbia river yesterday , remained behind today when coast guardsmen removed the last group of the Laurel s crew awaiting rescue .

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Laurel Blair Clark (née Salton; March 10, 1961 – February 1, 2003) was an American NASA astronaut, medical doctor, United States Navy captain, and Space Shuttle mission specialist. She died along with her six fellow crew members in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster.