City of Clinton (steam ferry)
City of Clinton was a small steam ferry built in 1922 which served on Puget Sound until March 23, 1929, when the vessel caught fire and sank near the city of Mukilteo, Washington, USA.
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name: | City of Clinton |
| Owner: | King County |
| Operator: | Kitsap County Transportation Co. |
| In service: | 1922 |
| Out of service: | 1929 |
| Fate: | Destroyed by fire |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Steam ferry |
| Tonnage: | 57 |
| Length: | 58 ft (17.68 m) |
| Beam: | 20 ft (6.10 m) |
| Installed power: | Steam engine, 100 hp (75 kW) |
| Propulsion: | Propeller |
Career
City Of Clinton was built at Clinton, Washington, and was intended to run between that city and Everett, Washington. King County at that time owned and operated a number of ferries. King County ferries running between Seattle and Vashon Island, including City of Clinton, were turned over for operation and management to the Kitsap County Transportation Company.[1][2]
On March 23, 1929, the ferry caught fire while underway near Mukilteo and sank.[1]
Notes
- Newell, Gordon R., H.W. McCurdy Marine History, pages 325 and 403.
- Kline and Bayless, Ferryboats – A Legend on Puget Sound, pages 174 and 335.
References
- Kline, M.S., and Bayless, G.A., Ferryboats -- A legend on Puget Sound, Bayless Books, Seattle, WA 1983 ISBN 0-914515-00-4
- Newell, Gordon R., ed., H.W. McCurdy Marine History of the Pacific Northwest, Superior Publishing Co., Seattle, WA (1966)
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