David Campbell (1912 fireboat)

	David Campbell, George Williams, on the Willamette River.
History
Name	David Campbell
Namesake	David Campbell
Owner	Portland Fire and Rescue (1912); Kanaga Ranching Company (1929); Petroleum Navigation Company (1932); Upper Columbia River Towing Company (1956); MV Express Inc (1962); John Clutter;
Builder	Johnston Brothers Company/Smith and Watson Ironworks
Yard number	52
Completed	1912
Out of service	1928
Renamed	Chief (1927); Aleutian Native (1929); Express (1939);
Identification	Call sign: WDJ9683; MMSI number: 369345000;
Status	in active service
General characteristics
Tonnage	242 grt (690 m3) (originally); 99 grt (280 m3);
Length	125 ft (38 m) (originally); 118 ft (36 m);
Beam	27 ft (8.2 m)
Draft	9 ft (2.7 m)
Installed power	1,200 hp (890 kW) (originally)
Propulsion	Twin steam Compound engines; 1710 V-12 Cummins 525hp naturally aspirated engines; 855 Cummins Big Cam turbo and aftercooled 400 hp diesel engines (2014);
Notes

The David Campbell was a fireboat built in 1912 for Oregon's Portland Fire and Rescue.^[2] She was a steam-powered vessel, built in a Michigan shipyard, disassembled, shipped in pieces, and reassembled in Portland. Her engines could develop 1,200 shaft horsepower (890 kW).

The David Campbell had two identical sister ships, the Mike Laudenklos and the Karl Gunster.^[3]^[4] Following her retirement, in 1928, the David Campbell was converted to a schooner, and remains afloat, in Alaska.^[2] She was replaced by another vessel, or the same name, that remained in use at least until 2012.^[5]

References

^ "Express History". AleutianExpress.com. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
^ ^a ^b John Clutter (2012-08-28). "The Express at Chignik Bay, Alaska". National Geographic. Archived from the original on March 20, 2017. Retrieved 2017-03-18. Originally built as the Portland Oregon fireboat DAVID CAMPBELL at Michigan in 1912 as hull #52 by the Johnston Bros Boiler Company.
^ "David Campbell Fireboat, 1927". Vintage Portland. 2015-12-14. Retrieved 2017-03-19. The David Campbell was one of three identical fireboats built using this plan and they patrolled the Willamette River during the middle part of the 20th Century.
^ "Portland fire boat DAVID CAMPBELL, Portland, Oregon". University of Washington. Retrieved 2017-03-19. The DAVID CAMPBELL was a steam fireboat of steel construction. She was built at Portland in 1913. Her machinery could develop 1,200 housepower. She remained in service until 1928 (p. 224). Notes from Gordon Newell, ed., The H.W. McCurdy Marine History of the Pacific Northwest (Seattle: Superior Publishing Co, 1966).
^ Nik J. Miles (2012-07-30). "NW32TV presents "The David Campbell Fire Boat" with Nik J. Miles". NW32TV. Retrieved 2017-03-19.

[1] "Express History". AleutianExpress.com. Retrieved April 23, 2025.

[Ng2012-08-28-2] John Clutter (2012-08-28). "The Express at Chignik Bay, Alaska". National Geographic. Archived from the original on March 20, 2017. Retrieved 2017-03-18. Originally built as the Portland Oregon fireboat DAVID CAMPBELL at Michigan in 1912 as hull #52 by the Johnston Bros Boiler Company.

[Vp2015-12-14-3] "David Campbell Fireboat, 1927". Vintage Portland. 2015-12-14. Retrieved 2017-03-19. The David Campbell was one of three identical fireboats built using this plan and they patrolled the Willamette River during the middle part of the 20th Century.

[DigitalDavid-4] "Portland fire boat DAVID CAMPBELL, Portland, Oregon". University of Washington. Retrieved 2017-03-19. The DAVID CAMPBELL was a steam fireboat of steel construction. She was built at Portland in 1913. Her machinery could develop 1,200 housepower. She remained in service until 1928 (p. 224). Notes from Gordon Newell, ed., The H.W. McCurdy Marine History of the Pacific Northwest (Seattle: Superior Publishing Co, 1966).

[Nw32tv-5] Nik J. Miles (2012-07-30). "NW32TV presents "The David Campbell Fire Boat" with Nik J. Miles". NW32TV. Retrieved 2017-03-19.

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