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Crest (1900 Steamboat)
''Crest'' was a wooden steamboat that operated on Puget Sound in the early 1900s. Following a sale of the vessel in May, 1912, this boat was known as ''Bay Island''. Career In 1899, the Hunt Brothers, a family steamboat business, had ''Crest'' built at Tacoma for service on the Tacoma-Gig Harbor routeNewell, ed., ''McCurdy Marine History'', at 32, 49, 203. ''Crest'' was built according to a tear drop shaped design, which was originated by the Hunt brothers. While this did not increase the speed of the boat, it allowed the vessel to carry more passengers and cargo at the same speed. In 1902 the Hunt Brothers divided their interest in the firm's boats, with Emmett Hunt taking ownership of ''Crest''.Gig Harbor Museum, “Steamboats and the Hunt Brothers” (accessed 04-14-2011) In 1912, Emmett ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hunt Brothers (steamboat Line)
The Hunt Brothers were the owners of a steamboat business that ran on Puget Sound as part of the Puget Sound Mosquito Fleet. Five of the seven Hunt children became owners, engineers and masters of steamboats, these were Emmett E., Arthur M., Arda R., Lloyd.B., and Forest M. Hunt. Background The family originally came from Michigan and settled near Wollochet Bay in 1876. They started out in the maritime business when the oldest brother, Emmett E., rowed the mail once a week between Steilacoom, Washington, Steilacoom and Wollochet Bay, a 20-mile row. Course of business In 1882, Emmett E. built a little steamboat, Baby Mine (steamboat), ''Baby Mine'', just 26' long, and his brother Arthur.M. came on board as the engineer. They built or operated for others additional boats including Gypsy Queen (steamboat), ''Gypsy Queen'', Susie (steamboat), ''Susie'' and Victor (steamboat 1893), ''Victor''. In 1898, the Hunt Brothers had Sentinel (steamboat), ''Sentinel'' built at the Crawford an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hale Passage And Wollochet Bay Navigation Company
The Hale Passage and Wollochet Bay Navigation Company was a cooperative A cooperative (also known as co-operative, co-op, or coop) is "an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly owned and democratically-control ... formed in 1912 by a group of 120 farmers for the purpose of pooling their resources to save shipping costs by purchasing a steamboat to ship their produce to market. The cooperative also intended to change the steamer's schedule to better fit the farmer's needs. In May 1912, the company bought the propeller steamer Crest (steamboat 1900), ''Crest'' from the Tacoma and Burton Navigation Company for $11,500. The company renamed the vessel ''Bay Ocean'' and hired Capt. Thomas Torgeson to run the vessel on a daily route between Arletta, Washington and Tacoma, Washington, Tacoma, stopping at ten intermediate landings along the way.Newell, ''McCurdy Marine History'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |