Portland Shipbuilding Company

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Not to be confused with South Portland Shipbuilding Corporation.

The Portland Shipbuilding Company was a shipyard in Portland, Oregon, United States.

History

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The Portland Shipbuilding Company completed Ponoma in 1898.

The Portland Shipbuilding Company completed the sternwheeler Ponoma in 1898.[1] The company first appears in the Polk Directory for Portland, Oregon, in 1899/1900.[2] Early directory entries list the shipyard as being located at a number of different streets in an area north of the present-day Ross Island Bridge. The company later moved to a site at the foot of SW Nebraska Street.[2]

The company constructed paddle steamers for much of its early history.[3] During World War II, it built several types of wooden barges for the U.S. Army and Navy.[4]

After the war, the company continued limited repair operations until a 1964 flood destroyed much of its facilities.[3] The City of Portland purchased the company's 7-acre (2.8 ha) site in February 1969 in order to expand Willamette Park, a public park immediately to the south.[3]

Notable vessels

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Constructed

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Rebuilt

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References

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  1. ^ a b "New River Steamer". The Oregonian. June 24, 1898. p. 8.
  2. ^ a b "Notes on Portland Shipbuilding Company" (PDF). United States Environmental Protection Agency. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 20, 2022. Retrieved September 6, 2025.
  3. ^ a b c Larry Barber (December 21, 1969). "Memories Made of Wood". Northwest Magazine. The Oregonian. pp. 12–14.
  4. ^ La Du, Robert R. (2016). "Portland Shipbuilding Company". Her Finest Hour: Shipbuilding in the Portland Area During World War II. Page Publishing. p. 93. ISBN 978-1-68348-800-2.
  5. ^ "Jessie Harkins Launched: Hosford's Gasoline Steamer Ready for Service". The Morning Oregonian. November 19, 1903. p. 5.
  6. ^ "Steamer Cowlitz Finished". The Morning Oregonian. March 9, 1917. p. 16.
  7. ^ "Sarah Will Be Rebuilt". The Oregon Daily Journal. December 22, 1905. p. 9.
  8. ^ "Without Ceremonies: New Steamer Sarah Dixon Makes Initial Slide in Willamette River". The Oregon Daily Journal. May 27, 1906. p. 9.
  9. ^ "Gatzert Is Afloat". The Sunday Oregonian. August 25, 1907. p. 8.
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