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Virginia V was attempting to dock at Olalla, Washington, when the brunt of the storm hit. The powerful winds pushed the ship against the dock as the waves pounded the ship into the pilings. The result was the near destruction of the upper decks. The ship was re-built at the Lake Washington Shipyard at Houghton, near modern-day Kirkland ...
Puget Sound Mosquito Fleet. Steamboats at Colman Dock, Seattle, circa 1912: Indianapolis is the large steamer on the right. The Puget Sound mosquito fleet was a multitude of private transportation companies running smaller passenger and freight boats on Puget Sound and nearby waterways and rivers. This large group of steamers and sternwheelers ...
Clallam was 168' long, 32' on the beam, with 13' depth of hold and rated at 657-tons. She was propeller-driven and built of Douglas fir, with an 800 horsepower (600 kW) compound engine which allowed her to cruise at 13 knots (24 km/h). She had 44 staterooms. [1][2] Clallam was commissioned by the Puget Sound Navigation Company to run with ...
Motor Vessel Kalakala (pronounced / kəˈlɑːkəˌlɑː /) [1] was a ferry that operated on Puget Sound from 1935 until her retirement in 1967. MV Kalakala was notable for her unique streamlined superstructure, art deco styling, and luxurious amenities. The vessel was a popular attraction for locals and tourists, and was voted second only to ...
1951 - June 1: Washington State Ferries, a state run ferry service in the Puget Sound and Salish Sea is established. Prior to this, ferries in the region had been operated by private companies. 1960 - Seattle becomes the first city in the state to exceed 500,000 people. 1961 - December 8: The Space Needle opens in Seattle. 1962
MV Kitsap is an Issaquah -class ferry operated by Washington State Ferries. The Kitsap was built in 1980 as an Issaquah class and upgraded in 1992 moving it to the Issaquah 130 class due to adding an upper car deck. The vessel also received interior upgrades. The vessel used to have a rainbow color of blue, but has since been renovated with ...
Calista was built in 1911 at the Martinolich shipyard at Dockton, Washington.. The vessel is best known for an event which occurred on November 5, 1916. The vessel, preceded by the steamboat Verona was transporting members of the Industrial Workers of the World from Seattle to Everett, Washington, in connection with a labor dispute.
Crew. 14. The MV Yakima is a Super-class ferry operated by Washington State Ferries. The Yakima was built in 1967 for the Seattle–Bremerton run and remained there until the early 1980s when she was moved to the Edmonds–Kingston run where she was a better match for ridership levels. In 1999 she was extensively rebuilt, and then she was moved ...