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BRITISH MERCHANT SHIP, THEN AND NOW

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Peter Iredale in Seattle, circa 1900.

Peter Iredale was a four-masted steel barque that ran ashore
October 25, 1906, on the
Oregon coast en route to the Columbia
River
. She was abandoned on Clatsop Spit near Fort Stevens
in
Warrenton about four miles (6 km) south of the Columbia
River channel.       

       
Wreckage is still visible, making it a popular tourist attraction as
one of the most accessible
shipwrecks of the Graveyard of the
Pacific
.

The ship was named after Peter Iredale, who not only owned the
vessel as part of his shipping fleet, but was also a well-known
figure in
Liverpool, England, where his business was
headquartered.
   (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)  

    

     

Peter Iredale Biography
Peter Iredale
     
Iredale retired in 1899 at the age of 76 
and died shortly afterwards on the 26th 
of October the same year.

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Peter Iredale shortly after grounding in 1906.

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AN OREGON COAST TOURIST ATTRACTION

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Peter Iredale in Seattle, around 1900.

Peter Iredale was a four-masted steel Braque sailing vessel that
ran ashore October 25, 1906, on the
Oregon coast en route to
Portland, Oregon with 1,000 tons of ballast and a crew of 27,
including two
stowaways. She was abandoned on Clatsop Spit
near
Fort Stevens in Warrenton about four miles south of the
Columbia River channel.

The ship was named after Peter Iredale, who not only owned the
vessel as part of his shipping fleet, but was also a well-known
figure in
Liverpool, England, where his business was located.

Wreckage the Peter Iredale is still visible, making it a popular
tourist attraction as one of the most accessible
shipwrecks of
the
Graveyard of the Pacific.



 Peter Iredale Biography   
Peter Iredale

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