Emily Reed (ship) Wlkipedia 3/10/17, 10:34 AM Emily (ship) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Emily Reed was a down Easter owned by a company in San Francisco, and well known in both " ‘ ‘ “ History {. American and Australian portsm She ran aground in February 1908 ofl‘ the coast of Oregon, with the loss of eight men. ' Name: Emily Reed Ownen Yates & Porterfield NY; Hind. Rolph i and Co. San Francisco é Contents ironor American 1 registry: ' 1 cm" i Builder: A. R. Reed, Waldoboro, Maine I 2 Wreck l I 3 Sightings ‘ Launched: November 1880 I 4 Further Research ‘ Completed: 1880 I References ‘ I . 6 Exam“ links Maiden New York To Calcutta voyage: I ln service: 1880 - 1908 Career Identification: JVCB (LLoyds Signal letters) Fate: Ran aground on February 14, 1908 Launched November 10, 1880 - Waldoboro. Maine Named for one of the builders sisters. Reported size: 1600 tons, 209' long, x 40'6" wide, X 24' deep, on the Medomak River. Sails provided by Gene“! cmmm Thomaston sail loft, George Washburn & Sons. Her first captain O.D. Sheldon, and first owners Yates Type; Down Bump] r and Porterfield of New York. First voyage, a load of case oil from New York to Calcuttam Tonnage: 1,467 m Approximately December 1890 or January 1891 While en route New York (Departing approximately “"8"” 215 h (66 m) February 1890) to San Francisco, severe storm at sea the rudder head was twisted clean off. The crew Beam; don in (1234 m) steered the ship by tackle over each quarter, eventually reachigg port in Rio de Janeiro for repairs. Depth: 24 ft (73 m) 3 Amvrng in San Francrsco 208 days later, on August 31, 1891 V Crew: OD. Shelton; Mel C Nichols; Daniel c Nichols previous ship (The Wandering Jew) burned in Hong Kong October 1895, he then took G°°f8° A 33k“: “mm Kem' ‘ 3 command of the Emily Reed in Hong Kong” until she was sold in Tacoma Washington to Hind Rolf.l5l April 1900 - Purchased by Hind Rolf, San Francisco for $40,000 from Yates and Porterfieldm - On July 12, 1903, the ship was carrying Tasmanian timber from Hobart to Simonstown, South Africa, when it ran into distress and was forced to stop at Lyttelton. The captain, Baker, had received a serious injury to his left arm, and there was sickness on board. The vessel was quarantined for eight days. Nine crew members were charged with disobeying orders, and the captain was charged by his crew of assault. The men were convicted, but the charges against the captain were dismissedm Wreck On February 14, 1908, the ship was heading for Portland, with a cargo of coal from Newcastle, New South Wales, when she ran aground at the mouth of Nehalem River. Captain Kessell's chronometer was faulty, and he didn't realize until it was too late that he was too close to the shore. The time was a little after midnight, and the sea was too rough to attempt to swim to safety. The first mate, the ship's cook, and two more seamen jumped into a lifeboat, and appeared to be lost as soon as they hit the water. The captain therefore ordered the rest of his crew to remain on the ship until daylight. When morning came, it brought low tide, and the survivors managed to get ashore!“ The ship's cargo of 2,100 tons of coal was washed out to sea without a tracem It was initially reported, based on the account of the captain, tint eleven men were dead. Three days later, however, the lifeboat which had been thought lost was discovered by a sloop at Neah Bay, 200 miles from the wreck. The first mate and two seamen were alive but weak with thirst and hunger, and the ship's cook was deadm The wreck still lies buried beneath the sands near the city of Rockaway Beach, and is occasionally uncovered by emirle Sightings https://en.wlklpedla.orglwlkl/Emlty_Rud_(sh1p) Page 1 of 4 , OCR Text: Emily Reed (ship) Wlkipedia 3/10/17, 10:34 AM Emily (ship) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Emily Reed was a down Easter owned by a company in San Francisco, and well known in both " ‘ ‘ “ History {. American and Australian portsm She ran aground in February 1908 ofl‘ the coast of Oregon, with the loss of eight men. ' Name: Emily Reed Ownen Yates & Porterfield NY; Hind. Rolph i and Co. San Francisco é Contents ironor American 1 registry: ' 1 cm" i Builder: A. R. Reed, Waldoboro, Maine I 2 Wreck l I 3 Sightings ‘ Launched: November 1880 I 4 Further Research ‘ Completed: 1880 I References ‘ I . 6 Exam“ links Maiden New York To Calcutta voyage: I ln service: 1880 - 1908 Career Identification: JVCB (LLoyds Signal letters) Fate: Ran aground on February 14, 1908 Launched November 10, 1880 - Waldoboro. Maine Named for one of the builders sisters. Reported size: 1600 tons, 209' long, x 40'6" wide, X 24' deep, on the Medomak River. Sails provided by Gene“! cmmm Thomaston sail loft, George Washburn & Sons. Her first captain O.D. Sheldon, and first owners Yates Type; Down Bump] r and Porterfield of New York. First voyage, a load of case oil from New York to Calcuttam Tonnage: 1,467 m Approximately December 1890 or January 1891 While en route New York (Departing approximately “"8"” 215 h (66 m) February 1890) to San Francisco, severe storm at sea the rudder head was twisted clean off. The crew Beam; don in (1234 m) steered the ship by tackle over each quarter, eventually reachigg port in Rio de Janeiro for repairs. Depth: 24 ft (73 m) 3 Amvrng in San Francrsco 208 days later, on August 31, 1891 V Crew: OD. Shelton; Mel C Nichols; Daniel c Nichols previous ship (The Wandering Jew) burned in Hong Kong October 1895, he then took G°°f8° A 33k“: “mm Kem' ‘ 3 command of the Emily Reed in Hong Kong” until she was sold in Tacoma Washington to Hind Rolf.l5l April 1900 - Purchased by Hind Rolf, San Francisco for $40,000 from Yates and Porterfieldm - On July 12, 1903, the ship was carrying Tasmanian timber from Hobart to Simonstown, South Africa, when it ran into distress and was forced to stop at Lyttelton. The captain, Baker, had received a serious injury to his left arm, and there was sickness on board. The vessel was quarantined for eight days. Nine crew members were charged with disobeying orders, and the captain was charged by his crew of assault. The men were convicted, but the charges against the captain were dismissedm Wreck On February 14, 1908, the ship was heading for Portland, with a cargo of coal from Newcastle, New South Wales, when she ran aground at the mouth of Nehalem River. Captain Kessell's chronometer was faulty, and he didn't realize until it was too late that he was too close to the shore. The time was a little after midnight, and the sea was too rough to attempt to swim to safety. The first mate, the ship's cook, and two more seamen jumped into a lifeboat, and appeared to be lost as soon as they hit the water. The captain therefore ordered the rest of his crew to remain on the ship until daylight. When morning came, it brought low tide, and the survivors managed to get ashore!“ The ship's cargo of 2,100 tons of coal was washed out to sea without a tracem It was initially reported, based on the account of the captain, tint eleven men were dead. Three days later, however, the lifeboat which had been thought lost was discovered by a sloop at Neah Bay, 200 miles from the wreck. The first mate and two seamen were alive but weak with thirst and hunger, and the ship's cook was deadm The wreck still lies buried beneath the sands near the city of Rockaway Beach, and is occasionally uncovered by emirle Sightings https://en.wlklpedla.orglwlkl/Emlty_Rud_(sh1p) Page 1 of 4 , Nehalem Valley Historical Society,Nehalem Valley Historical Archives,February 2026 Files,Scans,Emily Reed Shipwreck,P01.tif, P01.tif