Virginia V
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The steamship Virginia V is the last operational example of a Puget Sound Mosquito Fleet steamer. She was once part of a large fleet of small passenger and freight carrying ships that linked the islands and ports of Puget Sound in Washington state in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. She is a Seattle landmark and a National Historic Landmark.
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Virginia V, at Olympia, Washington, 4 July 1996 | |
History | |
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United States | |
Name | Virginia V |
Owner | West Pass Transportation Company |
Operator | West Pass Transportation Company |
Route | West Pass Route |
Builder | Anderson & Company |
Laid down | October 1921 |
Launched | 9 March 1922 |
Completed | June 1922 |
Maiden voyage | 11 June 1922 |
In service | 11 June 1922 |
Identification |
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Nickname(s) | Virginia Vee |
Status | Operational Museum Ship |
General characteristics | |
Type | Passenger steamer |
Tonnage | 99 Gross, 67 Net |
Displacement | Approximately 150 tons |
Length | 125 ft (38 m) on deck |
Beam | 24 feet (7.3 m) |
Draft | 8 feet (2.4 m) |
Decks | 4 |
Installed power | 400 hp (300 kW) triple-expansion steam engine |
Speed | 16.2 kn (30.0 km/h; 18.6 mph) |
Crew | 7 |
Virginia V (steamer) | |
Location | 860 Terry Avenue North, Seattle, WA 98109 |
Coordinates | 47°37′41.8″N 122°20′12.5″W |
Built | 1922 |
Architect | Anderson & Co., Matthew Anderson |
NRHP reference No. | 73001875 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | 24 April 1973[1] |
Designated NHL | 5 October 1992[2] |
Designated SEATL | March 7, 1977[3] |
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Her original route was between the cities of Tacoma and Seattle, along the West Pass (also known as Colvos Passage) between Vashon Island and the Kitsap Peninsula.
Today the ship operates from Heritage Wharf at Lake Union Park in Seattle.