Ships and Shipwrecks of Coos Bay

The Coos Bay Bar was (and is today) very treacherous. Many of the postcards sent by Will and Nelliw showed shipwrecks.

Ships

Steamer Nann Smith, 1910
S. S. Breakwater:
- at dock, 1910
- with passengers, 1910
- Portland & Coos Bay Steamship Line advertisement, about 1912
- Will Kolm's work as an agent for the Breakwater
Coos Bay Bar with tugboat and schooner, 1910

Shipwrecks

Wreck of the Alert, 1909
Wreck of the Czarina, 1910. (Story and three photos).
Wreck of the Marconi, 1910
Lifesaving crew, Coos Bay, 1909.

Additional Information

For information about specific ships, see the Tacoma Library Northwest Room's Ships and Shipping Database
Article in The WorldLink.com "Shipwrecks litter coastal history"
A Place Called Oregon: Postcards - Ships and Shipwrecks

The area remains treacherous to ships. Read about the New Carissa, a tanker that wrecked off of Coos Bay in February 1999.