It's a little later than you wanted, but the Museum of the American  
Philosophical Society in Philadelphia has a model of the USS Peacock,  
the sloop-of-war that was the second-largest vessel of the 1838-42 U.  
S. Exploring Expedition. The US Ex Ex, as it was known, explored the  
Pacific and the mouth of Columbia River. There, in 1841, the Peacock  
was lost after it grounded on a sandbar. The APS's model will be on  
exhibition until December 2008. It's a nice model, and has a clear  
link to Oregon history and exploration of the Columbia (though not,  
alas, to Gray).

Babi Hammond
Researcher & Writer
Raleigh, NC

On Aug 15, 2008, at 5:27 PM, Keni Sturgeon wrote:

> Hello all,
>
>
>
> I’m in the middle of pulling together objects for an exhibit about  
> Oregon’s pre-statehood for our state’s Sesquicentennial in 2009.  I  
> was hoping to get a ship model loaned from either the Oregon  
> Historical Society the Columbia River Maritime Museum for the  
> exhibit, but neither has an appropriate one available.  So now I’m  
> looking for a model of a 3 masted sloop (which was the type of ship  
> that Robert Gray sailed into the Columbia River) modeled on one  
> that would have been typical of the 1770s-1810s.  If anyone has one  
> we could borrow I would love to hear from you.
>
>
>
> Thank you,
>
> Keni Sturgeon
>
> Curator
>
> Mission Mill Museum
>
> Salem, OR 97301
>
> 503-585-7012
>
> www.missionmill.org
>
>
>
>
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