1888 — Oct 24, barkentine Makah found bottom-up off Tillamook Head, OR — 11

–11 Gibbs. Pacific Graveyard. A Narrative of Shipwrecks… 1993, p. 267.
–11 Marshall, Don. Oregon Shipwrecks. Portland, OR: Binford & Mort Pubs., 1984, p. 131.
–11 Wilma. “Graveyard of the Pacific…” HistoryLink.org Essay 7936. 9-12-2006.

Narrative Information

Gibbs: “Makah, American barkentine, 699 tons, found bottom up, off Tillamook Head, October 24, 1888, eighteen days after leaving Port Discovery, Washington, for Sydney, Australia, with lumber. No sign of her crew of eleven was ever found and the remains of the six-year-old vessel were rendered a total loss. She was commanded by Captain Larsen.”

Marshall: “Makah 10/24/1888 Barkentine, 699 tons, built in 1882 at Port Blakely [WA] by Hall Bros. En route Portland-Australia under Captain Larsen. She was found bottom-up off Tillamook Head. 11 dead.”

Wilma: “On October 24, 1888, the barkentine Makah, washed up on Tillamook Head capsized. She had been en route from Port Discovery, Washington, to Sydney, Australia, with lumber. No sign of the crew of 11 was ever found.

Sources

Gibbs, James A. Pacific Graveyard. A Narrative of Shipwrecks Where the Columbia River Meets the Pacific Ocean. Portland, OR: Binford & Mort Publishing, 1993.

Marshall, Don. Oregon Shipwrecks. Portland, OR: Binford & Mort Publishing, 1984.

Wilma, David. “Graveyard of the Pacific: Shipwrecks on the Washington Coast.” HistoryLink.org Essay 7936. 9-12-2006. Accessed 4-17-2020 at: https://www.historylink.org/File/7936