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W. T. Preston
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For other ships with the same name, see Preston (ship).
W. T. Preston is a specialized sternwheeler that operated as a snagboat, removing log jams and natural debris that prevented river navigation on several Puget Sound-area rivers. She is now the centerpiece of the Snagboat Heritage Center in Anacortes, Washington. She was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1989.[2] Built in 1929, she is one of two surviving snagboats built and operated by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, and the only one on the American west coast.[4]
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![]() W. T. Preston in her dry berth in Anacortes, Washington | |
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Launched | 1929 |
Out of service | 1981 |
Refit | 1939 (re-hulled) |
Status | Museum ship |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 490 Gross Tons |
Length | 163 ft 6 in (49.83 m) |
Beam | 34 ft 8.5 in (10.579 m) |
Draft | 3 ft 8 in (1.12 m) |
Installed power |
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Propulsion | Sternwheel |
Speed | 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) (cruise) 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) (max) |
W. T. Preston (snagboat) | |
Location | Anacortes waterfront, R Avenue, at foot of 7th Street, Anacortes, Washington |
Coordinates | 48°30′58″N 122°36′33″W |
Built | 1929 (re-hulled in 1939) |
Architect | Lake Union Drydock Co. |
Architectural style | Welded Barge Hull, Wooden Super Structure, Sternwheeler |
NRHP reference No. | 72001270 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | 16 March 1972[1] |
Designated NHL | 5 May 1989[2] |
Designated SEATL | March 14, 1977[3] |
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