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''George R. Vosburg'' was a steam tug that operated from 1900 to 1912 on the Columbia River and the north coast of Oregon south from Astoria to the Nehalem River and Tillamook City. Generally called the ''Vosburg'' in practice, and referred to as ''Geo. R. Vosburg'' in official records, this vessel performed many tasks, from carrying cargo and passengers, and towing barges of rock for jetty construction. After 1925, this vessel was renamed ''George M. Brown'', and was converted to diesel power. Under the name ''George M. Brown'', this vessel remained in service until 1968 or later. ==Construction== ''Vosburg'' was owned by the Nehalem Transportation Company, which had been incorporated in August 1900 by filing articles of incorporation with the Oregon Secretary of State. The company was capitalized at $12,000.〔 The persons who formed the corporation were C.H. Wheeler, George R. Vosburg, J.E. Dubois, J.L. Vosburg, and J.K. Gambill.〔 The company's principal place of business was in Nehalem, Oregon. The same persons also incorporated, at the same time, the Wheeler Lumber Company, also based in Nehalem, with a capital stock of $40,000.〔 ''Vosburg'', along with an associated schooner-rigged barge, ''C.H. Wheeler'', was launched on November 13, 1900, in Portland, Oregon, at the former shipyard of James B. Stephens. The cost of the tug and barge together were about $30,000.〔 ''Vosburg'' was intended to be used to tow ''Wheeler'', loaded with lumber, from Nehalem River to San Francisco and also to tow lumber schooners across the bar at the mouth of the Nehalem River.〔〔〔 It was speculated that if a barge of this type could be safely towed in and out of the Nehalem, then coal mines could be opened in the area, with coal being shipped to Astoria and Portland.〔 On December 9, 1900, ''Vosburg'' and the barge were approaching completion in the Johnston yard in East Portland. Deputy Collector of Customs R.F. Barnes completed the official measurements which for ''Vosburg'' were long, beam, depth of hold, 99 gross tons and 59 net tons.〔 On January 5, 1901, ''Vosburg'' passed inspection by U.S. steamboat inspectors Edwards and Fuller and was granted a certificate. ''Vosburg'' was named after George R. Vosburg (1829–1901), a prominent businessman and one of the vessel's owners. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「George R. Vosburg」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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