a 10,000-volume research library. Collections The bridge of the WWII era Destroyer USS Knapp 44-foot U.S. Coast Guard motor lifeboat 44300 36-foot US Coast Guard motor lifeboat 32-foot troller Darle Two gillnetter vessels The Lightship Columbia, WLV-604 The Bar Pilot boat, Peacock Third order Fresnel Lens Maritime collections include models, full-size watercraft, paintings, figureheads, and all manner of gear, wardrobe, weapons, instruments employed in commercial, private and military maritime operations. An orientation film, The Great River of the West, shows the bar pilots working the dangerous Columbia River Bar. Barbey Maritime Center A recent addition to CRMM is the Barbey Maritime Center for Research and Industry, which opened in January 2013. It is located in the Astoria Railroad Depot, a former train station located about east of the main museum. The structure was designed by architect Thomas D'Arcy McMahon, built in 1925 for the Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway (SP&S), and was served regularly by passenger trains until 1952. SP&S successor Burlington Northern donated the brick building to the maritime museum in 1987. The city's Historic Landmarks Commission designated the building as historic in 1988. However, the facility continued to be largely unused for many years, and by 2011 it had "fallen into disrepair", as well as incurring minor earthquake damage in 2001. In 2011, plans for its renovation and use began taking shape. Work started in June 2012 and was scheduled to include ADA-related accessibility modifications, seismic retrofits and restoration of historic doors and windows, among other changes. The museum plans to use part of the building for constructing boats, and Clatsop Community College expects to use it as a work space for its classes about historic preservation. A dedication ceremony for the Barbey Maritime Center was held on January 25, 2013. The center is focused on boat-building and its associated local history and is open daily to the public. Various classes and demonstrations were planned to be offered, including actual boat building. The center was named in honor of the Barbey family, pioneers in the local fish packing industry and operator of the last fish cannery in Astoria. See also List of maritime museums in the United States List of museum ships References External links Columbia River Museums in Astoria, Oregon Maritime museums in Oregon Historic American Engineering Record in Oregon Institutions accredited by the American Alliance of Museums Museums established in 1962 1962 establishments in Oregon