Verona (steamship)
Verona
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History | |
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Name | Verona |
Owner | Union Nav. Co.; Kitsap County Trans. Co. |
Route | Puget Sound |
Completed | 1910, Dockton |
Out of service | 1936 |
Fate | Dismantled. |
General characteristics | |
Length | 112.9 ft (34.4 m) |
Beam | 22.8 ft (6.9 m) |
Depth | 7.3 ft (2.2 m) depth of hold |
Installed power | steam engine |
Propulsion | propeller |
The steamship Verona was a small steamboat of the
Puget Sound Mosquito Fleet
.
Career
Verona was built in 1910 at the
Kitsap County Transportation Co.[1] From 1935 to 1936 Verona was owned by the Puget Sound Navigation Company.[1]
Disposition
The aging Verona burned after completing its last night run from Bainbridge Island on Jan 10, 1936. Fireboats concentrated on saving nearby steamers.[2]
See also
Notes
References
- Kline, M.S., and Bayless, G.A., Ferryboats -- A legend on Puget Sound, Bayless Books, Seattle, WA 1983 ISBN 0-914515-00-4
- Newell, Gordon, Ships of the Inland Sea, Binford and Mort, Portland, OR (2nd Ed. 1960)
- Tacoma Public Library, http://www.cimorelli.com/cgi-bin/magellanscripts/ship_dates_volume.asp?ShipName=Verona+%28steamer%29