Halibut Steamers

SAN JUAN and NEW ENGLAND were part of the North Pacific halibut steamer fleet  based in Seattle.

Advertisements

Tender ILWACO

The salmon cannery tender ILWACO was typical of the wooden vessels I worked on in the 1970s as a union mate and captain navigating the Salish Sea, the coast of British Columbia, and Southeast Alaska for New England Fish Company.

Te Vega

The USS Juniata (IX-77), a two-masted, gaff-rigged, topsail schooner, was based in San Francisco during World War II. The 137 foot, steel-hulled, U.S. Navy vessel patrolled the Western Sea Frontier between California and Hawaii. It was sold and renamed Te Vega, and is now used as a sailing and research school.

Waterspout and Whirlpool

Seafarers beware the waterspout and whirlpool.

Walnut and Mistletoe

United States Coast Guard Coastal Buoy Tenders Walnut (175-ft) and Mistletoe.

Tender PETREL

A & P cannery tender PETREL (76-ft) in the San Juan Islands.

Beach Mail

In May 1961, the S.S. ISLAND MAIL (474-ft) was beached off Fidalgo Island to prevent sinking, after striking a submerged object off Smith Island between Port Townsend and Anacortes.