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, Tacoma, and

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. The following year, Caine's partners in the company took over management of the Alaska Coast Company, which operated the steamships ''Jeanie'' and ''Portland''. In 1909, Alaska Pacific acquired the twin-propeller steamships ''Admiral Farragut'' and ''Admiral Sampson'' from the

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on the East Coast. In 1912, Alaska Pacific acquired the remaining Admiral-class steamships ''Admiral Dewey'' and ''Admiral Schley'' from American Mail. Before the end of the year, the company's directors decided to merge Alaska Pacific with Alaska Coast Company to form the new

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References

* Abbott, Mabel
"Bert Alexander, Longshoreman,"
''The Nation's Business'', Nov. 1916. pp. 38. * "The Pacific Steamship Company," ''Pacific Marine Review'', Vol. 13, No. 11. J.S. Hines, Nov. 1915. pp. 27-35

External links

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Pacific Coast Steamship Companies Collection
(H.Mss.1043), Special Collections, Honnold/Mudd Library, Claremont University Consortium. Defunct cruise lines Defunct shipping companies of the United States Steamships of the United States Transport companies established in 1906 Transport companies disestablished in 1912 1906 establishments in Alaska 1912 disestablishments in Alaska 1912 mergers and acquisitions {{Alaska-transport-stub