Columbia (dredge)

	Dredge Columbia in 1921
United States
Name	Columbia
Namesake	Columbia River
Owner	Port of Portland
Builder	Pacific Marine Iron Works
Launched	24 February 1921, Portland Oregon
Sponsored by	Port of Portland
Completed	15 April 1921
Fate	sold to the Contractors Pacific Naval Air Bases
United States
Acquired	March 1921
Fate	sold to Contractors Pacific Naval Air Bases
Empire of Japan
Acquired	seized by Japanese forces, 23 December 1941
Fate	destroyed by naval gunfire, 24 February 1942
General characteristics
Type	dredge
Tonnage	{{{amt}}} GRT
Length	326 ft 0 in (99.36 m) o/a
Beam	44 ft 0 in (13.41 m)
Draught	11 ft 8 in (3.56 m)
Propulsion	steam

NameColumbia

BuilderPacific Marine Iron Works

Columbia was a steel-hulled, dredge that served for the Port of Portland until 1941.

v t e Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in February 1942
Shipwrecks	2 Feb: U-581, W. L. Steed 3 Feb: Talthybius 4 Feb: India Arrow 5 Feb: HMS Arbutus, China Arrow, Empress of Asia 6 Feb: U-82 9 Feb: Empire Fusilier, USS Lafayette, Natsushio 11 Feb: USS Shark, HMCS Spikenard 12 Feb: HMS Maori, Skanderbeg, V-1302 John Mahn 13 Feb: HMS Tempest 14 Feb: HMS Grasshopper, HMS Li Wo, President Taylor, Vyner Brooke 15 Feb: HNLMS Van Ghent 16 Feb: Monagas 17 Feb: USS Detector, Empire Comet, USS Paramount, HNLMS Van Nes 18 Feb: HNLMS K VII, USS Pollux, HNLMS Soerabaja, Surcouf, USS Truxtun 19 Feb: British Consul, British Motorist, Don Isidro, Empire Seal, Kelat, Mauna Loa, HMAS Mavie, USAT Meigs, Miraflores, Neptuna, USS Peary, HNLMS Piet Hein, Portmar, Zealandia 21 Feb: Kurtuluş 22 Feb: Hanne, Sama 23 Feb: HMS P38 24 Feb: Columbia, Empire Celt, Struma (disaster) 26 Feb: Cassimir 27 Feb: HNLMS De Ruyter, HMS Electra, USS Langley, HMS Jupiter, HNLMS Java, HNLMS Kortenaer, R.P. Resor, Tembien 28 Feb: USS Jacob Jones Unknown date: Cabedello, I-23
Other incidents	4 Feb: USS Marblehead 18 Feb: USS Wilkes 19 Feb: Barossa, Shch-421 20 Feb: Koolama 22 Feb: Enrico Cosenz 24 Feb: USS Thresher 25 Feb: I-5, I-6 28 Feb: USS Greenling, USS S-17
1941 1942 1943 January 1942 March 1942

References

United States

Dredge Columbia in 1921


Name	Columbia
Namesake	Columbia River
Owner	Port of Portland
Builder	Pacific Marine Iron Works
Launched	24 February 1921, Portland Oregon
Sponsored by	Port of Portland
Completed	15 April 1921
Fate	sold to the Contractors Pacific Naval Air Bases


United States
Acquired	March 1921
Fate	sold to Contractors Pacific Naval Air Bases


Empire of Japan
Acquired	seized by Japanese forces, 23 December 1941
Fate	destroyed by naval gunfire, 24 February 1942


General characteristics
Type	dredge
Tonnage	{{{amt}}} GRT
Length	326 ft 0 in (99.36 m) o/a^[1]
Beam	44 ft 0 in (13.41 m)^[1]
Draught	11 ft 8 in (3.56 m)^[1]
Propulsion	steam