Sentinel (steamboat)
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Sentinel was a small wooden propeller-driven steamship of the Puget Sound Mosquito Fleet
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, who ran a family steamboat business on Puget Sound. The Hunts ran the vessel to stops on Bay Island
in southern Puget Sound, and also on a run to Seattle with mail stops on Vashon Island
. The vessel was sold to Hansen Transportation Co. in 1903, rebuilt and widened so as to increase passenger capacity from 100 to 250. In 1921 Hansen Transportation sold the vessel to Ed Lorentz. In 1928, the vessel was scrapped and the engine installed in another steamboat, the Arcadia. Sentinel is reported to have belonged to the Kitsap County Transportation Company
(KCTC) from 1905 to 1908, and to have been part of KCTC when it was formed.
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Sentinel was a small wooden propeller-driven steamship of the Puget Sound Mosquito Fleet
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
Sentinel was built in 1898 for the Hunt BrothersHunt Brothers (steamboat line)
The Hunt Brothers were the owners of a steamboat business that ran on Puget Sound as part of the Puget Sound Mosquito Fleet. Five of the seven Hunt children became owners, engineers and masters of steamboats, these were Emmett E., Arthur.M., A.R, L.B., and F.M. Hunt.-Background:The family...
, who ran a family steamboat business on Puget Sound. The Hunts ran the vessel to stops on Bay Island
Bay Island
Bay Island is a two mile long island situated in the North Great Neck area of Virginia Beach, Virginia. The island is bordered by Long Creek to the north and Broad Bay to the south, both offshoots of the Lynnhaven River, and is connected to the mainland by the West Great Neck Bridge on the western...
in southern Puget Sound, and also on a run to Seattle with mail stops on Vashon Island
Vashon Island
Vashon is a census-designated place in King County, Washington, United States. It covers an island alternately called Vashon Island or Vashon-Maury Island, the largest island in Puget Sound south of Admiralty Inlet. The population was 10,624 at the 2010 census. At , it is about 60 percent larger...
. The vessel was sold to Hansen Transportation Co. in 1903, rebuilt and widened so as to increase passenger capacity from 100 to 250. In 1921 Hansen Transportation sold the vessel to Ed Lorentz. In 1928, the vessel was scrapped and the engine installed in another steamboat, the Arcadia. Sentinel is reported to have belonged to the Kitsap County Transportation Company
Kitsap County Transportation Company
The Kitsap County Transportation Company was an important steamboat and ferry company that operated on Puget Sound. The company was originally founded in 1898 as the Hansen Transportation Company.-Hansen Transportation:...
(KCTC) from 1905 to 1908, and to have been part of KCTC when it was formed.