Mary D. Hume
Steam Whaler And Tug · United States · Lost 1978 · The Columbia River Bar & Oregon Coast
A wooden steamer built in 1881 that whaled in the Arctic and worked nearly a century before sinking at home.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
Mary D. Hume was a wooden steamer built at Ellensburg, now Gold Beach, Oregon, in 1881. She carried freight on the coast, then spent years whaling in the Arctic, and later worked as a tug in Puget Sound. Returned to the Rogue River for preservation, she sank at her moorings in 1978. Her hull still lies in the river.
Vessel
- 1881
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- Wood
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- Steam, single screw
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Loss
- November 3, 1978
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- Rogue River, Gold Beach
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The Wreck Today
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Position
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- Gold Beach, Oregon
Pin marks the named place of loss; no published position used.
Evidence
Overall confidence: Partially documented (70/100)
The exact day of sinking is not given here.
Curry Historical Society
Loss date, place and circumstances.
National Register of Historic Places
Loss date, place and circumstances.
