Concordia (steamboat)

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U.S. registry 230279

The Concordia was a steam ship that was operated in the period from 1930 to 1976 in the Puget Sound as a passenger and cargo ferry. She was the last commercially used steam-driven inland passenger ship built on Puget Sound and the Columbia River.

History

From the stack, the Concordia ran in 1930 in Tacoma, Washington. The Concordia, due to their popularity popularly known as Conkie, was one of four incurred after 1920 on Puget Sound and on the Columbia River steamboats. The others were named Virginia V, Sightseer, Vashona and Arcadia. The ship was built for the " Vashon Navigation Company " to the larger ship Vashona to replace. The volume of business of the company on the important route from Tacoma to Quartermaster Harbor was decreased significantly and such a large ship like the Vashona would no longer needed and could no longer be operated economically. The Concordia was originally planned with a length of 65 feet (approx. 19.80 meters). Company President John Manson noted, however, that could be in accordance with the maritime regulations of the United States with a shortening of the vessel to less than 65 feet, just to 62.50 feet ( 19.50 meters) staff and thus save costs. These provisions would allow the ship with a crew member to operate less. The rear of the ship's hull was then changed to the final condensed design. This change resulted in a truncated, almost truncated impression on the appearance of the vessel. The Vashona was sold to the " Anderson Steamboat Company."

Use

The Concordia was used on the " Tacoma Quartermaster Harbor " line. One of the captains on the route was the well known and popular Thomas W. "Billy" Phillips ( 1877-1949 ). In 1937 the ship was fitted instead of the steam engine with a 90 hp diesel engine. 1942 sold the " Vashon Navigation Company " Concordia Joe Boies and Irving Frank, businessmen who operated the " Harbor Iceland Ferries ". They put the Concordia one for the transportation of shipyard workers between Elliott Bay and downtown Seattle. Since 1958, the ship of the Horluck Transportation Company was operated as part of their commuter and tourist fleet. It operated out of their ports in Bremerton and Port Orchard, Washington.

Trivia

On 2 August 1936, the Concordia was chartered by the newspaper " Tacoma Times " for the annual picnic of its 300 young Paperboy in Redondo Beach, Washington. This was one of the regular events appreciative of the " Tacoma Times " for her newspaper boy.

Whereabouts

The Concordia was launched in 1976 on Lake Union ( Seattle ). The further fate is unknown

See also

• Concordia ( ship name )