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Oregon Maritime Museum and its collection
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The Portland is currently home to the Oregon Maritime Museum, which owns the ship. The museum acquired the ship in 1991, nearly ten years after its retirement. Restoration work began with the intention of turning it into a stationary museum ship. The interest and fundraising for the project exceeded expectations, and $700,000 in donations allowed the Portland to be restored to a working and navigable state. The restoration work was completed in 1993, with occasional passenger trips until the Coast Guard inspected the ship in 2001 and halted passenger operations until the ship could pass inspection. The museum raised an additional $480,000, volunteers put in an additional million dollars in labor over seven years, and the ship was allowed to serve passengers again in 2008.
Visiting the Portland
The Portland is available for tours almost every day at its current location at Tom McCall Waterfront Park in downtown Portland. In 1994, the Portland was moved to its current location, where it has been available for tours ever since. In 2002, the static exhibits of the Oregon Maritime Museum - called the Oregon Maritime Center and Museum until 2004 - were integrated and are now part of the tour.
FRPortland (1947, remorqueur)
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