K.V. Kruse c.1919 One of the largest wooden ships of sail ever built on the U.S. west coast was the K.V. Kruse. Lauched from the Kruse & Banks shipyard at North Bend, Oregon in 1919, the ship was the first of her rig to carry two million board feet of lumber. The K.V. Kruse was 242’ on the keel over 260’ overall and registered at 1728 gross tons. She was laid up in Lake Union Seattle for several years until sold to Gibson Brothers in 1939. They converted her into a barge to carry logs from Vancouver Island to the B.C. mainland. In Jan 1941, while under tow, the K.V. Kruse drifted into Hecate Straits, where she was abandoned. TSF-290	North Bend II c.1920 The four masted schooner North Bend II was the last tall ship built in Oregon. She was launched from the Kruse & Banks shipyard at Porter, Oregon - today North Bend. In 1928 the ship stranded on Peakcock Spit at the entrance to the Columbia River and was abandoned. 13 months later she walked her way off the reef and re-floated herself the only ship recorded in history to have done so. The North Bend II sank on Guano Rock at Coos Bay, Oregon in 1940. TSF-3301
Portland c.1876 The three masted Barkentine Portland was launched in 1876, for the Simpson Brothers of San Francisco. Here we can see how hard she was driven, her decks loaded with lumber and fully awash, on her way to Hawaii. The Portland would sail until 1906. TSF-3505	Klikitat Shipwreck c.1912 The three masted Barkentine Klikitat sailed out of San Francisco for the Simpson Lumber Company. Her primary route was to Hawaii and Australia. In 1912, on her way to Sydney, she ran aground off Honlli Point, Hawaii. Note the ships ‘Ensign’ in the distress position. TSF-2903
STS Speedwell c.1911 Here we see the San Francisco steamer STS Speedwell loaded with two million board feet of lumber leaving Coos Bay, Oregon. The ship also accommodated 40 passengers. TSF-3907	Wreck of the Santa Clara c.1915 On Nov. 2, 1915 the Steam Schooner Santa Clara of San Francisco was on her way from Astoria to San Francisco, when she got caught in a strong storm & the ship was washed onto the Coos Bay south spit and wrecked. 14 passengers died when one of the lifeboats capsized trying to make it to shore. This photograph was made the following day on Sunset Beach. TSF-3909a