Lost to the Pacific: The Tragic sinking of the Frances H. Legget

Mysterious Pacific Northwest · Apr 19, 2025 · 10m

In 1914, the steam schooner Frances H. Leggett set sail from Washington, overloaded with lumber and 67 souls aboard. As a violent storm overtook the ship off the Oregon coast, a rogue wave sealed its fate—sending it to the depths in one of the deadliest maritime disasters in Pacific Northwest history. Only two survived to tell the tale.

Sources:

https://www.opb.org/article/2022/09/18/oregon-coast-deadliest-shipwreck-francis-h-leggett/

https://www.seashoreinnor.com/our-blog/shipwrecks-on-oregon-coast/

https://cbhistory.org/blog/the-francis-h-leggett-shipwreck…