Story
This bark was built in 1904 by U.S. Navy Yard (Mare Island CA) in Vallejo, CA.
Historical Notes
On February 16, 1954 this barge was stranded just north of Long Beach after being cut loose from the tug Tidewater Shaver near Buoy No. 5 and carried by tide and current onto the the beach. This barge and another smaller one were being towed from Honolulu to Portland without a cargo when they threatened to carry the tug onto Peacock Spit.
Owners & Masters
In 1904 she was owned by the United States Navy. Intrepid was decommissioned on 30 August 1921 and was sold on 20 December 1921 for conversion to a commercial barge for the Hawaiian Dredging Company.
In 1942 she was owned by the United States Navy.
In 1954 she was owned by Independent Iron Works of Oakland, CA USA.
Armament
6 × 4 in (100 mm) guns;
4 × 6-pounder guns;
2 × 1-pounder guns;
Rebuilds
In 1921 she was cut down to a barge.
References
- Don Marshall (1984) Oregon Shipwrecks
- en.wikipedia.org ↗ (website viewed 10/06/2022)
