Moose was completed by Smith, Pease & Company by October 8, 1859.[1] Another source states that Moose was built at Canemah in 1859 for Smith, Moore, Marshall & Co.[2]
Moose was a light-draft boat built for service on the upper Willamette River.[1] Moose was 75 feet long, probably exclusive of the extension of the main deck over the stern, called the fantail, on which the stern-wheel was mounted.[2] Moose had a beam (width) of 16 feet and a depth of hold of 4 feet.[2]
Moose was driven by twin single-cylinder steam engines each with a cylinder bore of 12 inches and a piston stroke of 48 inches.[2] The engines generated 9.6 nominal horsepower.[2]
Moose made its trial trip on October 4, 1859.[1] The owners planned to take Moose to Eugene City if the water level permitted.[1]
Moose was wrecked in 1861 at Peoria, Oregon.[2]