Aerial view of steamship Feltre sinking in Columbia River with plume of fuel in surrounding waters

Back caption: "Feltre in Columbia River -1937 - Later known as Clevedon P.A.F." The steamship Feltre was an Italian liner that was rammed and sank in the Columbia River; it was later bought by Pacific American Fisheries for $50,000 and renamed Clevedon. It was 450 feet long, 55 feet wide. It could carry more than 400 cannery workers and more than 235,000 cases of canned salmon. It was leased to the U.S. military in 1941 and burned and sank in the Gulf of Alaska in 1942.

Creators/Contributors

Biery, Galen - Creator

Collection

Biery (Galen) Papers and Photographs

Date Created

1937

Extent

  • 1 black and white print
  • 4 3/8" x 6 1/2"

Publisher

Digital objects made available by the Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University.

Physical location

  • WaBeCP
  • Western Washington University

Repository

Center for Pacific Northwest Studies

Resource type

still image

Related to

Galen Biery papers and photographs

Access conditions

  • https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/

  • The copyright status of this resource is unknown or undetermined. For more information about rights or obtaining copies of this resource, please contact the Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA 98225-9103, USA (360-650-7534; heritage.resources@wwu.edu) and refer to the collection name and identifier. Any materials cited must be attributed to the Galen Biery Papers and Photographs, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University.

Identifier

gb2491

Genre

Images

Rights and Permissions

  • See "More Details" tab and "Access Conditions".