Bayocean (motor yacht)
Bayocean was a yacht that was built in 1911 to serve the now-vanished resort of Bayocean on the coast of Oregon at the entrance to Tillamook Bay. Considered an attractive vessel with a clipper bow and twin raked smokestacks, Bayocean was expensive to operate, was "somewhat cranky" at sea, and spent much of the time tied to a dock. In 1913, Bayocean then transferred to San Francisco Bay where it served briefly as an excursion vessel. In 1918, Bayocean was purchased by the U.S. Navy and converted to a patrol vessel. Following a brief active career, Bayocean was laid up again for about two years, as the Navy demobilized and sought to find buyers for its surplus ships. In 1921, the Navy sold Bayocean at auction to the San Francisco concern of Crowley Launch and Tug, now Crowley Maritime.
BayOcean sometime between May 1911 and May 1913, probably on the Willamette River. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Bayocean |
| Port of registry | Portland, Oregon |
| Builder | Joseph Supple, Portland, Oregon |
| Cost | $40,000 or $50,000 (reports vary) |
| Launched | May 27, 1911 |
| In service | 1911 |
| Identification | civil: U.S. 208705; naval: 2640 |
| Fate | Sold 1921 |
| Notes | also known as USS Bayocean. |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Coastal passenger, later, naval patrol |
| Tonnage | 148 gross tons; 87 net tons |
| Length | 130.1 ft (39.65 m) |
| Beam | 18.7 ft (5.70 m) |
| Depth | 7.9 ft (2.41 m) depth of hold |
| Decks | one |
| Installed power | triple gasoline engines |
| Propulsion | triple propeller |
| Crew | as yacht: 7 to 10; in naval service: 25 |