Before the advent of roads in western Washington, steamboats of the Mosquito Fleet swarmed all over Puget Sound. Sidewheelers, stern-wheelers, and propeller-driven, they ranged from the tiny 40-foot Marie to the huge 282-foot Yosemite, and from the famous Flyer to the unknown Leota. Floating stores like the Vaughn and shrimpers like the Violet sailed the same waters as the elegant Great Lakes lady, the Chippewa, and the homely Willie. A few, like the Bob Irving and Blue Star, died spectacularly or, like Major Tompkins, shipwrecked after a short time, while others began new lives as tugboats or... Read More
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Before the advent of roads in western Washington, steamboats of the Mosquito Fleet swarmed all over Puget Sound. Sidewheelers, stern-wheelers, and propeller-driven, they ranged from the tiny 40-foot Marie to the huge 282-foot Yosemite, and from the famous Flyer to the unknown Leota. Floating stores like the Vaughn and shrimpers like the Violet sailed the same waters as the elegant Great Lakes lady, the Chippewa, and the homely Willie. A few, like the Bob Irving and Blue Star, died spectacularly or, like Major Tompkins, shipwrecked after a short time, while others began new lives as tugboats or... Read More
Before the advent of roads in western Washington, steamboats of the Mosquito Fleet swarmed all over Puget Sound. Sidewheelers, stern-wheelers, and propeller-driven, they ranged from the tiny 40-foot Marie to the huge 282-foot Yosemite, and from the famous Flyer to the unknown Leota. Floating stores like the Vaughn and shrimpers like the Violet sailed the same waters as the elegant Great Lakes lady, the Chippewa, and the homely Willie. A few, like the Bob Irving and Blue Star, died spectacularly or, like Major Tompkins, shipwrecked after a short time, while others began new lives as tugboats or auto ferries; some even survive today as excursion boats like the Virginia V. From 1853 to modern car ferries in the 1920s, this volume chronicles the heyday of steamboating--a unique segment of maritime history--from modest launch to sleek liner.
Details
Pages: 128
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
Series: Images of America
Publication Date: 28th April 2008
State: Washington
Illustration Note: Black and White
ISBN: 9780738556079
Format: Paperback
BISACs: TRANSPORTATION / Ships & Shipbuilding / General TRANSPORTATION / Ships & Shipbuilding / History PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Historical HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Pacific Northwest (OR, WA)
Author Bio
Jean Cammon Findlay is the daughter, granddaughter, and niece of Puget Sound captains and engineers. Robin Paterson is the owner and captain of the Joe and collector of Mosquito Fleet photographs and ephemera. The images in Mosquito Fleet of South Puget Sound come from the many local historical societies in the south Sound as well as Paterson's personal collection.
Before the advent of roads in western Washington, steamboats of the Mosquito Fleet swarmed all over Puget Sound. Sidewheelers, stern-wheelers, and propeller-driven, they ranged from the tiny 40-foot Marie to the huge 282-foot Yosemite, and from the famous Flyer to the unknown Leota. Floating stores like the Vaughn and shrimpers like the Violet sailed the same waters as the elegant Great Lakes lady, the Chippewa, and the homely Willie. A few, like the Bob Irving and Blue Star, died spectacularly or, like Major Tompkins, shipwrecked after a short time, while others began new lives as tugboats or auto ferries; some even survive today as excursion boats like the Virginia V. From 1853 to modern car ferries in the 1920s, this volume chronicles the heyday of steamboating--a unique segment of maritime history--from modest launch to sleek liner.
Pages: 128
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
Series: Images of America
Publication Date: 28th April 2008
State: Washington
Illustrations Note: Black and White
ISBN: 9780738556079
Format: Paperback
BISACs: TRANSPORTATION / Ships & Shipbuilding / General TRANSPORTATION / Ships & Shipbuilding / History PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Historical HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Pacific Northwest (OR, WA)
Jean Cammon Findlay is the daughter, granddaughter, and niece of Puget Sound captains and engineers. Robin Paterson is the owner and captain of the Joe and collector of Mosquito Fleet photographs and ephemera. The images in Mosquito Fleet of South Puget Sound come from the many local historical societies in the south Sound as well as Paterson's personal collection.
