Histoire
This tug was built in 1899 by Hanson Brothers in Seattle, WA.
Propriétaires et capitaines
In 1899-1901 she was owned by Anacortes Packing Company, Anacortes WA USA.
In 1901 she was owned by Alaska Packers Association of San Francisco CA USA.
In 1917-1930 she was owned by Cary-Davis Towing Company, Seattle WA USA.
In 1930-1935 she was owned by Wagner Tug Boat Company, Seattle WA USA.
In 1969-1974 she was owned by Captain Roy Durgan, Seattle WA USA.
In 1974 she was owned by Alex Vaughn, Seattle WA.
In 1975 she was owned by Joseph Kenna, Anacortes WA USA.
She was owned by Peter Strong, Anacortes WA.
In 1986 she was owned by Hap and Linda Schnase, Camano Island WA USA.
In 1994-2024 she was owned by Douglas V. Leen, Petersburg AK USA.
Capitaines
Captain Krull (1901); Captain Humphreys; Captain J. R. Thurston (1917); Captain Elmer Olsen; Captain Roy Small. Captain Cary Davis; Captain Frank Reardon (1930); Captain William Spurgeon (1930); Captain Pat O'Malley (1962); Captain George Walker (1963); Captain Skip Lampman (1963); Captain Douglas Leen (1994);
Signification du nom
Katahdin (pronounced Kah-Tah-Din: an First Nations name for the highest point in the State of Maine). Catherine Foss was the daughter of Chris and Hildur Foss.
Remotorisation
In 1930 they removed the engine, boilers, and deckhouses, then installed a 6-cylinder, 350 horsepower Union diesel engine. In early 1965 Foss towed her to Tacoma where the engine and other machinery was removed. In 1944 a Washington Iron Works 6R13 ser #7520)
Références
- www.dougleen.com ↗
- Newell, Gordon & Joe Williamson (1957) Pacific Tugboats Bonanza Books: New York NY
- Skalley, Michael (1986) Foss Ninety Years of Towboating (Revised Ed.) Superior Publishing Co., Burbank CA
- Merchant Vessels of the United States (1910)
- Merchant Vessels of the United States (1935)
- Https://cgmix.uscg.mil/psix/psixsearch.aspx (website viewed 15/03/2024)
