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Oregon Files

The Oregon Files is a series of novels written by author Clive Cussler and several co-authors. Craig Dirgo was a co-writer for the first two titles, Jack Du Brul was a co-writer for the next seven titles, Boyd Morrison took over as co-writer starting with book 10, and Mike Maden writes the 16th and 17th book after Clive's passing.

The books follow the mysterious "Corporation" and its leader Juan Cabrillo. The title of the series, "Oregon Files", comes from the name of the corporation's ship, the Oregon. The ship's name is based on the former name of the TS Empire State VI, which originally had the name SS Oregon before entering into government service as a training ship for the United States Maritime Service.

Books edit

The crew of the Oregon first appeared in Flood Tide. The main Oregon Files series consists of:

Overview edit

The Oregon is a high tech ship owned by a private secret service organization called 'the Corporation'. It is disguised as a rusty old tramp steamer. It mounts five cranes - three fore, two aft – only two of which are operational, one each fore and aft. To add to its appearance of authenticity, this disguise is highly detailed. This includes a fake mess hall, and a captain's cabin specially designed to be utterly repulsive, with features including specially designed chemicals to keep people away, a dysfunctional toilet, and depressing paintings of clowns on black velvet.

In reality the Oregon is an extraordinarily sophisticated intelligence-gathering vessel with luxury facilities and top-of-the-line technical capabilities. It is equipped with a moon pool for launching two minisubs, an Olympic swimming pool (in one of its ballast tanks), state-of-the-art medical facilities, and powered by a pair of revolutionary magnetohydrodynamic drives. It also uses an array of underwater vectored-thrusters to give it unparalleled maneuverability for a ship of its size. Dark Watch gives its dimensions as 560 feet long, with a 75-foot beam and a gross weight of 11,585 tons.

The Oregon is also equipped with a suite of armaments that rivals most military capital ships, including: French-built Exocet anti-ship missiles, two torpedo tubes below the waterline (firing Russian-made TEST-71 and later Type 53-65 torpedoes, though Cabrillo has stated he would have preferred American Mk48 ADCAP), 20 mm multibarrel Gatling-style rotary cannons (probably M61 Vulcans) mounted behind steel plates on its hull, and an array of 7.62 mm caliber M60 machine guns concealed in dummy oil barrels welded onto her deck (also known as their boarder repellents) that are all remotely operated with the most sophisticated fire-control systems. As well as these, the Oregon carries Russian-built cruise missiles of an unspecified type, a 40 mm Bofors autocannon (later replaced by a Metal Storm gun system), and at least one Rheinmetall 120 mm gun of a similar type to that of the M1A1 Abrams tank. Most novels talk about the 120 mm in the singular, however Dark Watch states that it has two – one on each side of the hull.

The ship's control center, located deep within its hull, is said to have the feel of the starship Enterprise, including a large, central command chair in which Cabrillo sits when on the bridge, which is colloquially referred to as "The Kirk Chair".

Characters edit

Corporation members edit

Executive officers edit

  • Juan Cabrillo: Chairman of The corporation. Formerly a CIA operative under Langston Overholt IV.
  • Max Hanley: President of The Corporation/chief engineer. Formerly in the US Navy.
  • Linda Ross: Vice President of The Corporation replacing Richard Truitt, previously Security and Surveillance Specialist. Formerly an intelligence officer aboard a US Navy Aegis Guided Missile Cruiser.

Current crew members edit

(In alphabetical order)

  • George "Gomez" Adams: Helicopter pilot. Former US Army 160th SOAR.
  • Rick Barrett: Assistant chef.
  • Monica Crabtree: Supply and logistics coordinator.
  • Chuck "Tiny" Gunderson: Chief pilot, fixed wing.
  • Michael Halpert: Finance and accounting.
  • Cliff Hornsby: General operations.
  • Julia Huxley: Medical officer. Formerly the senior medical officer at the US Naval base in San Diego.
  • Pete Jones: General operations.
  • Hali Kasim: Communications/general operations.
  • Larry King: Sniper/general operations. Former US Army 1st SFOD Delta.
  • Franklin "Linc" Lincoln: Head of general operations. Formerly a US Navy SEAL.
  • Marion "MacD" MacDougall Lawless III: General operations replacing Jerry Pulaski.
  • Raven Malloy: Shore operations. First appears in book 12, Typhoon Fury.
  • Judy Michaels: Pilot.
  • Mark Murphy: Shipboard weapons and technology specialist/general operations.
  • Kevin Nixon: Magic shop specialist.
  • Jim O'Neill: General operations.
  • Tracy Pilson: Pilot, amphibious plane.
  • Sam Pryor: Propulsion engineer.
  • Gunther Reinholt: Propulsion engineer.
  • Eddie Seng: Director of shore operations/security and surveillance specialist replacing Linda Ross. Formerly a US Marine then CIA operative.
  • Eric Stone: Control room operator/general operations/chief helmsman.
  • Russ Kefauver: Intelligence Analyst and former CIA forensic accountant.
  • Dr. Eric Littleton: Oregon's biophysical lab director.
  • Mike Lavin: chief armorer and retired U.S. Army armament/fire control maintenance supervisor
  • Bill McDonald: senior armorer and former CIA paramilitary operator.
  • Amy Forrester: physician's assistant and former Navy combat medic.
  • Maurice: Chief steward. Formerly of the Royal Navy.

Retired crew members edit

(In alphabetical order)

  • Carl Gannon: General operations.
  • Bob Meadows: General operations.
  • Richard Truitt: Vice president of The corporation.

Deceased crew members edit

  • Jerry Pulaski: General operations.
  • Mike Trono: General operations/helicopter pilot in training. Former US Air Force Pararescue.
  • Tom Reyes: General operations.

Antagonists edit

Others edit

  • Langston Overholt IV: CIA officer who funnels jobs to the corporation and provides covert information
  • Fiona Katamora: United States Secretary of State
  • St. Julien Perlmutter: Scholar with expertise on the marine history on nearly three hundred thousand ships and shipwrecks
  • Dirk Pitt: Friend of Juan Cabrillo and head of NUMA

References edit

  1. ^ "Clive Cussler's Hellburner by Mike Maden: 9780593540640 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books". PenguinRandomhouse.com.

External links edit

  • The Oregon Files official website

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Final Option redirects here For other uses see The Final Option This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Oregon Files news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2022 Learn how and when to remove this message The Oregon Files is a series of novels written by author Clive Cussler and several co authors Craig Dirgo was a co writer for the first two titles Jack Du Brul was a co writer for the next seven titles Boyd Morrison took over as co writer starting with book 10 and Mike Maden writes the 16th and 17th book after Clive s passing The books follow the mysterious Corporation and its leader Juan Cabrillo The title of the series Oregon Files comes from the name of the corporation s ship the Oregon The ship s name is based on the former name of the TS Empire State VI which originally had the name SS Oregon before entering into government service as a training ship for the United States Maritime Service Contents 1 Books 2 Overview 3 Characters 3 1 Corporation members 3 1 1 Executive officers 3 1 2 Current crew members 3 1 3 Retired crew members 3 1 4 Deceased crew members 3 2 Antagonists 3 3 Others 4 References 5 External linksBooks editThe crew of the Oregon first appeared in Flood Tide The main Oregon Files series consists of Golden Buddha 2003 Sacred Stone 2004 Dark Watch 2005 Skeleton Coast 2006 Plague Ship 2008 Corsair 2009 The Silent Sea 2010 The Jungle 2011 Mirage 2013 Piranha 2015 The Emperor s Revenge 2016 Typhoon Fury 2017 Shadow Tyrants 2018 Final Option 2019 Marauder 2020 Clive Cussler s Hellburner 2022 1 Clive Cussler Fire Strike 2023 Overview editThe Oregon is a high tech ship owned by a private secret service organization called the Corporation It is disguised as a rusty old tramp steamer It mounts five cranes three fore two aft only two of which are operational one each fore and aft To add to its appearance of authenticity this disguise is highly detailed This includes a fake mess hall and a captain s cabin specially designed to be utterly repulsive with features including specially designed chemicals to keep people away a dysfunctional toilet and depressing paintings of clowns on black velvet In reality the Oregon is an extraordinarily sophisticated intelligence gathering vessel with luxury facilities and top of the line technical capabilities It is equipped with a moon pool for launching two minisubs an Olympic swimming pool in one of its ballast tanks state of the art medical facilities and powered by a pair of revolutionary magnetohydrodynamic drives It also uses an array of underwater vectored thrusters to give it unparalleled maneuverability for a ship of its size Dark Watch gives its dimensions as 560 feet long with a 75 foot beam and a gross weight of 11 585 tons The Oregon is also equipped with a suite of armaments that rivals most military capital ships including French built Exocet anti ship missiles two torpedo tubes below the waterline firing Russian made TEST 71 and later Type 53 65 torpedoes though Cabrillo has stated he would have preferred American Mk48 ADCAP 20 mm multibarrel Gatling style rotary cannons probably M61 Vulcans mounted behind steel plates on its hull and an array of 7 62 mm caliber M60 machine guns concealed in dummy oil barrels welded onto her deck also known as their boarder repellents that are all remotely operated with the most sophisticated fire control systems As well as these the Oregon carries Russian built cruise missiles of an unspecified type a 40 mm Bofors autocannon later replaced by a Metal Storm gun system and at least one Rheinmetall 120 mm gun of a similar type to that of the M1A1 Abrams tank Most novels talk about the 120 mm in the singular however Dark Watch states that it has two one on each side of the hull The ship s control center located deep within its hull is said to have the feel of the starship Enterprise including a large central command chair in which Cabrillo sits when on the bridge which is colloquially referred to as The Kirk Chair Characters editCorporation members edit Executive officers edit Juan Cabrillo Chairman of The corporation Formerly a CIA operative under Langston Overholt IV Max Hanley President of The Corporation chief engineer Formerly in the US Navy Linda Ross Vice President of The Corporation replacing Richard Truitt previously Security and Surveillance Specialist Formerly an intelligence officer aboard a US Navy Aegis Guided Missile Cruiser Current crew members edit In alphabetical order George Gomez Adams Helicopter pilot Former US Army 160th SOAR Rick Barrett Assistant chef Monica Crabtree Supply and logistics coordinator Chuck Tiny Gunderson Chief pilot fixed wing Michael Halpert Finance and accounting Cliff Hornsby General operations Julia Huxley Medical officer Formerly the senior medical officer at the US Naval base in San Diego Pete Jones General operations Hali Kasim Communications general operations Larry King Sniper general operations Former US Army 1st SFOD Delta Franklin Linc Lincoln Head of general operations Formerly a US Navy SEAL Marion MacD MacDougall Lawless III General operations replacing Jerry Pulaski Raven Malloy Shore operations First appears in book 12 Typhoon Fury Judy Michaels Pilot Mark Murphy Shipboard weapons and technology specialist general operations Kevin Nixon Magic shop specialist Jim O Neill General operations Tracy Pilson Pilot amphibious plane Sam Pryor Propulsion engineer Gunther Reinholt Propulsion engineer Eddie Seng Director of shore operations security and surveillance specialist replacing Linda Ross Formerly a US Marine then CIA operative Eric Stone Control room operator general operations chief helmsman Russ Kefauver Intelligence Analyst and former CIA forensic accountant Dr Eric Littleton Oregon s biophysical lab director Mike Lavin chief armorer and retired U S Army armament fire control maintenance supervisor Bill McDonald senior armorer and former CIA paramilitary operator Amy Forrester physician s assistant and former Navy combat medic Maurice Chief steward Formerly of the Royal Navy Retired crew members edit In alphabetical order Carl Gannon General operations Bob Meadows General operations Richard Truitt Vice president of The corporation Deceased crew members edit Jerry Pulaski General operations Mike Trono General operations helicopter pilot in training Former US Air Force Pararescue Tom Reyes General operations Antagonists edit Golden Buddha China Stanley Ho Ling Po Marcus Friday Winston Spencer Sacred Stone Aleimain Al Khalifa Halifax Hickman Dark Watch Anton Savich Shere Singh Skeleton Coast Congolese Army of Revolution Daniel Singer Plague Ship Responsivists Zelimir Kovac Thom Severance Adam Jenner a k a Lydell Cooper Ernst Kessler Corsair Unnamed terrorist leader alias Suleiman Al Jama The Silent Sea China Argentina Argentinian 9th Brigade Phillipe Espinoza Jorge Espinoza Raul Jiminez The Jungle John Smith a k a Abdul Mohammed Gunawan Bahar Al Qaeda of the East a quantum computer Mirage Pytor Kenin Piranha Admiral Dayana Ruiz The Doctor a k a Lawrence Kensit The Emperor s Revenge Sergey Golov Typhoon Fury Salvador Locsin Shadow Tyrants Nine Unknown Men Final Option Zachariah Tate Marauder April Jin Angus Polk and Lu Yang Clive Cussler s Hellburner The Pipeline Clive Cussler Fire Strike Heather Hightower Jean Paul Salan Kalid bin Salman Others edit Langston Overholt IV CIA officer who funnels jobs to the corporation and provides covert information Fiona Katamora United States Secretary of State St Julien Perlmutter Scholar with expertise on the marine history on nearly three hundred thousand ships and shipwrecks Dirk Pitt Friend of Juan Cabrillo and head of NUMAReferences edit Clive Cussler s Hellburner by Mike Maden 9780593540640 PenguinRandomHouse com Books PenguinRandomhouse com External links editThe Oregon Files official website 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