Moran-Shipyards-1898-&-04-Weg September 15, 2013 1110 × 1433 Moran-Shipyards-1898-&-04-Weg Two of Robert Moran and his shipyard’s most valiant efforts: the construction of 12 Yukon River Steamers in 1898 for the gold rush and the 1904 launching of the Battleship Nebraska.