Histoire
This tug was built in 1903 in Ballard, WA.
Notes historiques
In 1940 this vessel was the first diesel-powered tug in Tacoma.
In 1964 this vessel was retired.
In 2016 this vessel was on the hard in the shipyard at Campbell River BC Canada.
Propriétaires et capitaines
In 1903-1923 she was owned by Crosby Towboat Co., Seattle WA.
In 1923 she was owned by Delta Smyth, Olympia WA.
In 1926-1964 she was owned by Foss Tug & Launch Co., Seattle WA.
In 1964 she was owned by a real estate agent on Orcas Island BC Canada.
In 1969 she was owned by R.W. Hughes, Vashon Island WA.
In 1974 she was owned by the Dyson Family.
In 1981 she was sold.
In 2015-2020 she was owned by Carl Bergman, Aspen CO USA.
Remotorisation
120hp heavy-oil Fairbanks-Morse engine.(1926); 140hp diesel engine, Cummins Engine Co., Columbus IL USA (1940); In 1964 her engine was removed but re-installed in 1965.
Références
- www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov ↗
- Skalley, Michael (1986) Foss Ninety Years of Towboating (Revised Ed.) Superior Publishing Co., Burbank CA
- Merchant Vessels of the United States (1935)
