The steamboat Crystal operated in the early 1900s as part of the Puget Sound Mosquito Fleet.[1]
.jpeg) Crystal
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Crystal |
| Route | Puget Sound |
| Completed | 1904 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 25 |
| Length | 45 ft (13.7 m) |
| Installed power | steam engine |
| Propulsion | propeller |
| Notes | converted to gasoline power |
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Crystal was a typical small steamer of the type that served small communities along Puget Sound. Crystal was built at Gig Harbor in 1904 for Miles Coffman. Crystal was propeller-driven, 45' long, and rated at 25 tons.[2] Captain Coffman placed Crystal on the run between Tacoma and Wollochet Bay, until she was replaced on this run by Audrey. After that, Crystal was repowered with a 50 horsepower (37 kW) gasoline engine and transferred to Port Angeles.
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References edit
- Newell, Gordon, Ships of the Inland Sea, Binford and Mort, Portland, OR (2nd Ed. 1960)
- Newell, Gordon, and Williamson, Joe, Pacific Steamboats, Bonanza Books, New York, NY (1963)
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