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On the morning of Nov. 5, 1915, at the back of the entrance to Coos Bay, a big steamship could be seen towering improbably over the beach, stu…
On a chilly Thursday morning in December, hope arrived in a box.
This photograph from shortly after the ship was built shows the Caoba ó then named the Coastal ó under way. When the Caoba came to grief, the …
The USS Algonquin was the Coast Guard cutter that chased down and captured the Pescawah and her crew after they left to rescue a lifeboat full…
Captain Robert Pamphlet and his crew were sailing south in a heavy sea when they heard the distress calls. The 579-ton steam schooner Caoba, s…