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2009 Rose Festival
(NOTE: This website is NOT affiliated
with the Rose Festival; see
www.rosefestival.org for current info)
Here are pictures of the ships of Portland's 2009
Rose
Festival Fleet, and the floats of the 2009
Grand Floral Parade, on display on the Portland Waterfront.
  It
was kind of a small fleet as only one
US
Navy ship visited, however Portland is one of only four US
ports to get a courtesy visit from a Navy ship in 2009, so it is an
honor to get even one ship. In addition, three
Canadian Navy
ships and several
US
Coast Guard cutters also attended. The ships were open for tours in Portland from
June 3-7, and departed on the 8th.
USS Shoup (DDG-86)
The
USS Shoup is a Flight IIA Arleigh Burke-class
destroyer that was built by Northrop Grumman Ship Systems' Ingalls
Operations in Pascagoula,
Mississippi. It is named for General David M. Shoup, the 22nd commandant
of the Marine Corps. It was laid down on December 13, 1999, launched on
November 22, 2000 and commissioned on June 22,
2002 in Seattle, Washington. It is 509 feet long, has
a crew complement of about 380, has a top speed of over 30 knots with a
range of about 4,400 nautical miles and carries various missiles, guns
and torpedoes. It also carries two SH-60 SeaHawk helicopters. The USS
Shoup was involved in the relief effort of the 2004 tsunami in the
Indian Ocean and was a filming location for the 2007 film
Transformers .
For more information, visit the official website of
the
USS Shoup.
HMCS Algonquin (DDG 283)
The HMCS Algonquin is a Canadian Iroquois-class destroyer,
the fourth ship of her class. The Algonquin was built by Davie
Shipbuilding of Lauzon, Quebec and was laid down on September 1, 1969,
launched on April 23, 1971 and commissioned on November 2, 1973. The
Algonquin was refit as a guided missile destroyer on October 11,
1991.
It is 425 feet long, has a top speed of over 29 knots
with a range of about 4,500 nautical miles and carries various missiles,
guns and torpedoes. It also carries two CH-124 Sea King helicopters.
For more information, visit the official website of
the
Algonquin.
HMCS Nanaimo (MM 702)
HMCS Whitehorse (MM 705)
Canadian Kingston-class
coastal defense vessels Nanaimo and Whitehorse, were
built at the Halifax Shipyards in Nova Scotia. They are manned by the
Canadian
Naval Reserve, and patrol the Canadian coast. They
have a top speed of over 15 knots with a range of 5,000 nautical
miles
and a crew complement of about 31. They are armed with a single 40mm
cannon and two .50 caliber machine guns. They were designed as
minesweepers, and are powered by Z-drive azimuth thruster pods that give
them the ability to rotate 360 degrees within
their own length.
For more information, visit the official websites of
the
Nanaimo &
Whitehorse.
 This
photo shows the rest of the fleet: USCGC Henry Blake & USCGC
Bluebell, PT-658 & the Sternwheeler Portland, and USCGC
Fir & USCGC Tern.
USCGC Henry Blake (WLM-563)
USGCG Bluebell (WLI-313)
The Henry Blake is the 13th of 14 Keeper-class
175-foot coastal buoy tenders. It was built by the
Marinette Marine Corporation of Marinette, Wisconsin and was
commissioned on October 27, 2000. It has a top speed of 12 knots, a crew
complement of 28 and is based out of Everett, Washington. The Henry
Blake is named after the first keeper of the
New
Dungeness Lighthouse, which was the first lighthouse in the Strait
of Juan de Fuca when first lit on December 14, 1857.
For more information, visit the official website of
the
Henry
Blake.
The Bluebell is one of two 100-foot inland
buoy tenders in service. It was built by the Birchfield Boiler Company
of Tacoma, Washington and was commissioned on April 4, 1945 The
Bluebell is based out of Portland, Oregon. With its crew of 20, it
is responsible for maintaining buoys and other navigational aids in the
Columbia, Willamette and Snake rivers.
For more information, see the Bluebell's
factsheet.
USGCG Fir (WLB-213)
USCGC Tern (WPB-87343)
  The
Fir is a Juniper-class 225-foot seagoing buoy tender. It
was built by the
Marinette Marine Corporation of Marinette, Wisconsin and was
commissioned on November 8, 2003. It has a top speed of 17.5 knots, a
crew complement of 53 and is based out of Astoria, Oregon. The Fir
is responsible for 150 aids
  to
navigation from the Oregon-California border to the Canadian border. The
Fir is named after a predecessor Coast Guard cutter Fir that was
built in 1939 to resupply lighthouses and lightships and service buoys
and served for over fifty years until its retirement in 1991 and is now
a National Historic Landmark.
For more information visit the official website of the
Fir.
 The
Tern is a Marine Protector-class
87-foot coastal patrol boat. It is
based out of San Francisco, California. The Tern has a top speed
of 25 knots with a maximum range of 560 nautical miles at 14 knots and
carries a crew of 10. The Tern is equipped with a
stern-launched 17-foot
Zodiac
Hurricane Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) with a Hamilton jet drive.
Sternwheeler Portland
 The Sternwheeler Portland is not really part
of the Rose Festival fleet, as it is a permanent fixture of the Portland
waterfront, housing the
Oregon
Maritime Center & Museum. The Portland is a steam-powered
sternwheeler tugboat designed by the
Port of
Portland and built by the Northwest Marine Iron Works in 1947.
The
Portland was built to assist ocean going ships in and out of the
 Portland harbor, a job she performed until her retirement in 1981. The
Portland's wood paddlewheel is 25 feet in diameter and 26 feet
wide. The Portland is still steam powered and is maintained in fully
operational condition, occasionally being steamed up.
PT-658
 PT-658
is a 78-foot Patrol Torpedo Boat, commonly called a PT-Boat. PT-boats
were used in World War II against larger ships. With the ability to fire
torpedoes, PT boats were capable of sinking the largest of the enemy's
ships. Their small size and high speed made them difficult for large
enemy ships to defend against; they often attacked at night, approaching
the enemy without
 being
detected, then quickly escaping after attacking. PT-boats were powered
by three 1500 horsepower Packard V12 engines. A PT-Boat's 3,000 gallon
fuel supply is enough to power the boat for 12 hours at a cruising speed
of 35 knots, for a range of about 520 miles, or for six hours at the
full speed of over 42 knots. (PT-658 is missing two of its tanks,
cutting its fuel capacity in half.) Their wooden hulls allowed them to
be built in large numbers without diverting
 steel
from other critical uses, though it gave them little resistance to enemy
fire. John F. Kennedy famously commanded PT-109 and later PT-59 during
the war. After the war, most PT-boats were beached, stripped of
equipment and burned, though some were sold as war surplus and found
other uses, including conversation to pleasure boats.
PT-658
was built by Higgins Industries Boatworks of New Orleans, Louisiana. The keel was laid down on February
24, 1945, it was launched on April 11, 1945 and completed on July 30,
1945. As World War II was nearly over by that time, it was never put
into the service it was built for, and was used as a rescue boat and
later as a floating target until being sold as war surplus to a private owner on June 30, 1958.
Save the PT Boat, Inc.,
a non-profit organization formed by a group of former PT-boat crewmen, acquired it in 1993 and
has been restoring it since 1994. In the summer of 2004, PT-658 returned
to the open water under her own power. It is the only authentic
fully-restored US PT-boat in operational condition in the world.
Other Boats
 This
boat was serving as a patrol boat for the
United States Coast
Guard Auxiliary.
Grand Floral Parade Floats
Here are some pictures of the floats from the
Grand Floral Parade that
were on display along Naito Parkway on Sunday, June 7.
 "Reaching
Into Our Communities," sponsored by
KeyBank, features
purple alliums, liatris, eremuris, red roses and red carnations. It was built by
Studio
Concepts, Inc. and won the Queen's Award for second place float over
35 feet in length.
 "150
Years of Educating Women," sponsored by
St. Mary's Academy, features red
hanging amaranthus, liatris, yellow orchids, yellow roses and yellow
carnations. St. Mary's is Oregon's oldest continuously operating
secondary school. The float was built by
Studio
Concepts, Inc. and won the Grand Prize for first place float over 35
feet in length.
 "A
Bridge to Beauty," sponsored by
Reser's Fine Foods,
features a large Beast from Beauty and the Beast. In the parade, live
actors portrayed the rest of the cast. The float features iris, allium,
liatris, alstromeria, delphinium and roses and
was built by Studio
Concepts, Inc. This float won the Sweepstakes Award for most
outstanding float in the parade.
 "Creating
a Healthier Community One Step at a Time," sponsored by
Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield of Oregon,
is a salute to the second annual Regence Grand Floral Walk. The tennis shoes
consist of red carnations, blue iris, oriental lilies and red roses. It
was built by Studio
Concepts, Inc. and won the Leith Abbot Award for best use of humor.
 "Take
Care of Oregon," sponsored by
Portland General Electric,
celebrates Oregon 150th birthday. The float includes orange roses,
purple carnations, pink lilies, yellow orchids and yellow eremuris. It was built by
Studio
Concepts, Inc. and won the Rose Society Award for best use of roses.
 "Bridging
the Past with the Future," sponsored by the
Spirit Mountain Casino,
portrays Stankiya, also known as Coyote, a sacred creature to the Grand
Ronde people. The float includes sunflowers,
purple larkspur, blue delphinium, and huckleberry and was built by Studio
Concepts, Inc. It won the Golden Rose Award for first place float
under 35 feet in length.
 "Serving
Oregon Since 1922," sponsored by
Fred Meyer,
portrays an early Fred Meyer storefront. The float includes eggplant,
peppers, potatoes, apples, grapes, watermelons, miniature red
carnations, sunflowers, alstomeria and orange lilies and was built by
Studio
Concepts, Inc. It won the Governor's Award for best craftsmanship
and workmanship.
 The
Boy Scouts of America Cascade Pacific Council float celebrates 100 years
of scouting. The float includes 88 pounds of ground walnut, 30 pounds of
cracked wheat and coconut and was built by
Studio
Concepts, Inc.
 "Fifty
Years of Friendship," sponsored by the
Royal Rosarian Foundation,
celebrates the 50th anniversary of the
Portland-Sapporo Sister City
Association. The float features a replica of the Portlandia
statue and includes pink miniature carnations, evergreens, altromeria,
pink lilies and pink and yellow roses. It was built by
Studio
Concepts, Inc. and won the Theme Award for the
best development of the Rose Festival theme.
 "On
the Road to Rio," sponsored by
La Pantera,
portrays the Pan American Highway. The float
includes red ginger, yellow orchids, red and yellow roses, purple
liatris and protea and was built by Studio
Concepts, Inc. It won the Silver Rose Award for second place float
under 35 feet in length.
 "Honoring
the Heroes of our Community," sponsored by the
Salvation Army, salutes
members of the Oregon Army National Guard.
The float includes red, white & blue flowers and was built by
Studio
Concepts, Inc. It won the Gene E. Leo, Jr. Spirit Award for
representing outstanding teamwork and enthusiasm.
  "Bridging
Community Spirit," sponsored by
Battle Ground Rose Float, is Battle Ground,
Washington's 55th consecutive float in the Grand Floral Parade and was
designed, built and decorated entirely by volunteers. It won the
President's Award for best originality, excellence and creativity of
design.
 "Bridging
Time and Cultures" by the
Vietnamese Community of Oregon portrays a Freedom Bird that
represents both the "flee boats" used by the Vietnamese people to escape
oppression and the traditional decoration used on bronze drums for over
4,000 years. It won the Royal Rosarian Award for best use of flowers.
 "Bridging
Communities," sponsored by the
Portland Rose Festival
Foundation, includes red gladiolus, red carnations and hundreds of red roses. It
was built by Studio
Concepts, Inc.
 "Bridging
Global Friendships," sponsored by the
Portland-Kaohsiung Sister City
Association, is in the form of a dragon boat, with orange
carnations, red gladiolus and red, orange and yellow roses. It was built by
Studio
Concepts, Inc.
2009 Rose Festival
Links:
Rose Festival
United
States Navy
USS Shoup
Canadian Navy
HMCS Nanaimo
HMCS
Whitehorse
United
States Coast Guard
USCGC
Henry Blake
USCGC Fir
Oregon
Maritime Center & Museum
Save the PT Boat, Inc.
Also See:
2008 Rose Festival
Wings of Freedom/2007 Rose Festival Fleet
PORTLAND PLACES - Tom McCall Waterfront Park
Flags of Honor
Last Voyage of the USS Missouri
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