SS Dora (1880)
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| History | |
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| United States | |
| Name | SS Dora |
| Operator | Alaska Commercial Company, Alaska Steamship Company, Bering Sea Fisheries Company |
| Route | Coastwise trade between Alaska and Washington |
| Builder | Matthew Turner, San Francisco, California |
| Launched | 7 April 1880 |
| Fate | Sank 20 December 1920 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Passenger steamship |
| Tonnage | 320 GRT |
| Length | 112 feet (34 m) |
| Beam | 27.2 feet (8.3 m) |
| Draught | 13.2 feet (4.0 m) |
| Installed power | 80 horsepower (60 kW) |
| Propulsion | Compound single-screw engine and full set of sails |
| Speed | 7.5 knots (13.9 km/h; 8.6 mph) |
The wooden steamship Dora was a passenger and cargo vessel that served the coastal trade in the
The Dora was first employed carrying fur seal skins from the Pribilof Islands to California for the
The Dora's 40-year career ended on December 20, 1920 when it ran aground on Noble Island in British Columbia, Canada while traveling from Seattle, to Unga, Territory of Alaska with a cargo of general merchandise and a crew of 29 aboard.[4] The steamship Admiral Rodman rescued 10 members of the Dora's crew and provided first word of the wreck.[5] Two Alaska islands were named after the Dora, one in the Aleutian Islands west of Adak, the other near Seward. A bay in Prince of Wales Island is named after the Dora, as is a lake near the bay. Recreational divers continue to explore the remains of the Dora near Port Hardy, British Columbia.
References
- ^ Associated Press (27 December 1920). "Steamer Dora A Total Loss". Anchorage Daily Times. Vol. V, no. 46. p. 1.
- ^ Alaska Fishery and Fur-seal Industries. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1921. p. 66. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ Mielke, Coleen. "The History of the SS Dora". Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ Good, Warren. "Alaska Shipwrecks (D)". Alaska Shipwrecks: A Comprehensive Accounting of Alaska Shipwrecks and Losses of Life in Alaskan Waters. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ Associated Press (24 December 1920). "S.S. Dora Aground Vancouver Island". Anchorage Daily Times. Vol. V, no. 45. p. 1.
Additional reading
- Goforth, J. Pennelope. Sailing the Mail in Alaska: The Maritime Years of Alaska Photographer John E. Thwaites, 1905-1912. Anchorage: Cybrrcat Productions, 2003.
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