Geschichte
This tug was built in 1889 by Willamette Shipbuilding Co., Portland OR.
Historische Notizen
This vessel was initially employed as a Columbia River Bar tug. During the Klondike Goldrush this vessel towed steamers and barges from Seattle to Skagway for the Pacific clipper Line. This vessel went ashore in heavy weather November 1, 1898 at Mary Island towing the the bark Columbia from Skagway to Seattle WA USA. This vessel was refloated the next day, but the Columbia stranded at the mouth of the Portland Canal WA where this vessel became a total loss.
In 1918 this vessel was used to tow logs out of Pysht on Juan de Fuca Strait.
In 1933 this vessel was the Narcisus of the Tugboat Annie movie series, starring Marie Dressler. In November 1935 this vessel suffered an engineroom fire and was beached near Discovery Bay. When the fire was extinguished this vessel was towed to Tacoma for repairs. Before December 7, 1941 this vessel was transporting contractor equipment to Wake Island departing the night before the attack. War damaged this vessel was towed to dry dock at San Pedro and repaired at Tacoma.
In 1968 this vessel was laid up in Tacoma. The story of Tugboat Annie was written by Norman Reilly Raine. George Schneider stated "In 1942 this vessel operated for the Pacific Naval Airbase contractors, then taken over by the Navy and operated as DOHASAN (YT 335, later YTM 335). Returned to Foss 1947. When turned over to Save Our Ships in 1970 this vessel returned to the name ARTHUR FOSS."
Eigentümer & Kapitäne
In 1889-1898 she was owned by the Oregon Railroad & Navigation Co., Portland OR.
In 1898 she was owned by Captain E. Caine, Seattle WA.
In 1900 she was owned by Mike Earles (Puget Sound Sawmills).
In 1900 she was owned by Puget Sound Tug Boat Co., Seattle WA.
In 1918 she was purchased by Merrill & Ring Lumber Co., Port Angeles WA.
In 1929-1970 she was owned by the Foss Launch & Tug Co., Seattle WA.
In 1968 she was retired.
In 1970 she was donated to the Antique Ships of the Northwest (Save Our Ships Society) as floating heritage at Kirkland WA.
In 1970-2022 she was owned by the Northwest Seaport.
Kapitäne
Frank Harrington (1900); Captain Sporman (1936\); Captain Vince Miller (1940-1941); Captain Oscar Rolstad (1942); Captain Arnold Tweter (1948-1968);
Namensbedeutung
Arthur Foss was the Company President at the time she was named. Theodore Foss was the elder brother of Andrew Foss.
Umbauten
In 1934 she was rebuilt.
Remotisierung
Repowered in 1901 with a steam engine; Repowered in 1934 with a 700hp 6-cylinder Washington diesel engine
Referenzen
- Merchant Vessels of the United States (1935)
- Snapp, Jeremy S. and John F. Snapp (1999) Northwest Legacy
- Newell, G. (1966)
- Newell, Gordon & Joe Williamson (1957) Pacific Tugboats Bonanza Books: New York NY
- Andrews, Ralph W. & Harry A. Kirwin (1955) This Was Seafaring. Bonanza Books: New York NY
- Lloyd's Register Vol. 1 1926-1927
- Skalley, Michael (1986) Foss Ninety Years of Towboating (Revised Ed.) Superior Publishing Co., Burbank CA
- Gibbs, Jim (1986) Peril At Sea
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd. Atglen PA USA
- George Schneider (Email to Nauticapedia 04/04/2023)
- Merchant Vessels of the United States (1965)
