Moe Brothers
Encyclopedia
Moe Brothers was a shipping firm that operated in Puget Sound
and also a logging firm that operated in Kitsap County. The company was based in Poulsbo, Washington
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. The family was mainly in the logging business, but also branched out into steamboats when they purchased the Dauntless
and later other steamboats. They were rivals of the Hansen steamboat family, who, like the Moes, had also come from Norway.
, Dauntless
, the 1906 Monticello
, and Advance.
Puget Sound
Puget Sound is a sound in the U.S. state of Washington. It is a complex estuarine system of interconnected marine waterways and basins, with one major and one minor connection to the Strait of Juan de Fuca and the Pacific Ocean — Admiralty Inlet being the major connection and...
and also a logging firm that operated in Kitsap County. The company was based in Poulsbo, Washington
Poulsbo, Washington
Poulsbo is a city on Liberty Bay in Kitsap County, Washington, United States. It is the fourth largest city in Kitsap County and one of the main suburbs of Seattle in the Kitsap area. The population was 9,200 at the 2010 census....
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Business
The two brothers, Albert Moe and Chris Moe (d.1966), were the sons of Iver B. Moe (1843-1927), who came from Paulsbo, Norway. They were among the first settlers of the town of Poulsbo, WashingtonPoulsbo, Washington
Poulsbo is a city on Liberty Bay in Kitsap County, Washington, United States. It is the fourth largest city in Kitsap County and one of the main suburbs of Seattle in the Kitsap area. The population was 9,200 at the 2010 census....
. The family was mainly in the logging business, but also branched out into steamboats when they purchased the Dauntless
Dauntless (steamboat)
The steamboat Dauntless operated in the early 1900s as part of the Puget Sound Mosquito Fleet.- Career :Dauntless was built in 1899 by Matthew McDowell at Tacoma to replace the Defiance on the Seattle-Tacoma-East Pass run...
and later other steamboats. They were rivals of the Hansen steamboat family, who, like the Moes, had also come from Norway.
Ships owned
The Moe brothers owned a number of vessels at various times, including Reliance, AthlonAthlon (steamboat)
-Construction:Athlon was built in Portland, Oregon by the J.H. Johnston yard. Her first owners were a consortium of Jacob Kamm , Shaver Transportation Company and the Kellogg Transportation Company. The consortium built her at a cost of $4,950...
, Dauntless
Dauntless (steamboat)
The steamboat Dauntless operated in the early 1900s as part of the Puget Sound Mosquito Fleet.- Career :Dauntless was built in 1899 by Matthew McDowell at Tacoma to replace the Defiance on the Seattle-Tacoma-East Pass run...
, the 1906 Monticello
Monticello 2 (steamboat)
The steamboat Monticello operated in the early 1900s as part of the Puget Sound Mosquito Fleet. The vessel went through several reconstructions and remained in service until 1962, when she was lost in Alaska waters. Her later names were Penaco and Sea Venture...
, and Advance.