Dart (steamboat)
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The steamboat Dart operated in the early 1900s as part of the Puget Sound Mosquito Fleet
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at Tacoma for his steamboat line’s Seattle-Tacoma-East Pass run. Dart a small vessel even by Mosquito Fleet standards, was 57.4' long, 17.4' on the beam, drew 5.2' and was rated at 74 tons.
Dart ran on the Seattle-Tacoma-East Pass route until about 1918, when Captain McDowell sold the vessel to the Wrangell concern of W.T. Hale and P.C. McCormick, who converted Dart to a motor vessel to run mail between Wrangell and Prince of Wales Island. Later, Dart was sold to Paul S. Charles of Ketchikan.interests.
In 1925, Dart was purchased by the Anderson Tug Company and returned to Puget Sound to operate in tug work. In 1928, the vessel burned on the Sound while awaiting scrapping. Her engines were salvaged and placed in the ferry City of Mukilteo. Her hull, still good apparently, was rebuilt as a diesel freighter and sent to work routes out of Juneau.
Puget Sound Mosquito Fleet
The Puget Sound Mosquito Fleet was a large number of private transportation companies running smaller passenger and freight boats on Puget Sound and nearby waterways and rivers. This large group of steamers and sternwheelers plied the waters of Puget Sound, stopping at every waterfront dock...
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Career
Dart was built in 1911 by Matthew McDowellMatthew McDowell (steamboat captain)
Matthew McDowell was a steamboat owner and builder associated with the Puget Sound Mosquito Fleet.-Background:McDowell was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and left home at age 15 to work as a coal passer for steamers of the Anchor Line. He had three sons and one daughter, all of whom were associated...
at Tacoma for his steamboat line’s Seattle-Tacoma-East Pass run. Dart a small vessel even by Mosquito Fleet standards, was 57.4' long, 17.4' on the beam, drew 5.2' and was rated at 74 tons.
Dart ran on the Seattle-Tacoma-East Pass route until about 1918, when Captain McDowell sold the vessel to the Wrangell concern of W.T. Hale and P.C. McCormick, who converted Dart to a motor vessel to run mail between Wrangell and Prince of Wales Island. Later, Dart was sold to Paul S. Charles of Ketchikan.interests.
In 1925, Dart was purchased by the Anderson Tug Company and returned to Puget Sound to operate in tug work. In 1928, the vessel burned on the Sound while awaiting scrapping. Her engines were salvaged and placed in the ferry City of Mukilteo. Her hull, still good apparently, was rebuilt as a diesel freighter and sent to work routes out of Juneau.
See also
- Matthew McDowellMatthew McDowell (steamboat captain)Matthew McDowell was a steamboat owner and builder associated with the Puget Sound Mosquito Fleet.-Background:McDowell was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and left home at age 15 to work as a coal passer for steamers of the Anchor Line. He had three sons and one daughter, all of whom were associated...
- Puget Sound Mosquito FleetPuget Sound Mosquito FleetThe Puget Sound Mosquito Fleet was a large number of private transportation companies running smaller passenger and freight boats on Puget Sound and nearby waterways and rivers. This large group of steamers and sternwheelers plied the waters of Puget Sound, stopping at every waterfront dock...