1Lightship No. 83 Swiftsure
The oldest floating lighthouse, aka a lightship, in the country has been hidden under reconstruction tarps next to MOHAI for years, but her facelift should be finished this fall. nwseaport.org
2Henry Foss
Foss Maritime has been the first—well, last—name in tugboats since Thea Foss and her husband launched the company with only a row boat in 1889. The classic tractor tug, which chugs through Elliott Bay, is named for their son, who did salvage in Pearl Harbor after the attack.
3Henry Foss
Foss Maritime has been the first—well, last—name in tugboats since Thea Foss and her husband launched the company with only a row boat in 1889. The classic tractor tug, which chugs through Elliott Bay, is named for their son, who did salvage in Pearl Harbor after the attack.
4Daedalus
Built by Seattle’s own Delta Marine, one of the world’s best and biggest luxury yacht makers, Boeing’s 151-foot company yacht is, like other mega boats, largely out of reach to the public—but often spotted docked in Westlake.
5Daedalus
Built by Seattle’s own Delta Marine, one of the world’s best and biggest luxury yacht makers, Boeing’s 151-foot company yacht is, like other mega boats, largely out of reach to the public—but often spotted docked in Westlake.
6USCGC Polar Star
Parked in the ship canal between deployments to Antarctica, the U.S. Coast Guard’s heavy icebreaker has a football-shaped hull that uses the ship’s massive 13,000-ton weight to crush polar ice.
7Adventuress
The schooner’s 1913 maiden voyage was to take an adventurer to the Arctic to capture a bowhead whale (he failed). Today the National Historic Landmark—in Shilshole Bay in June—hosts youth learning about maritime history and environmental stewardship. soundexp.org
8Virginia V
Like the lightship next door, the historic mosquito fleet steamer is parked in South Lake Union. Fifth in the line of ferries from a former Vashon Island operator, it’s the last remnant of the old passenger boat armada and free to board Thursday through Sunday. virginiav.org
9USCGC Polar Star
Parked in the ship canal between deployments to Antarctica, the U.S. Coast Guard’s heavy icebreaker has a football-shaped hull that uses the ship’s massive 13,000-ton weight to crush polar ice.
10Adventuress
The schooner’s 1913 maiden voyage was to take an adventurer to the Arctic to capture a bowhead whale (he failed). Today the National Historic Landmark—in Shilshole Bay in June—hosts youth learning about maritime history and environmental stewardship. soundexp.org
11Harbor Patrol 9
Of the Seattle Police Department’s dozen or so patrol boats that enforce marine law along 200 miles of city shoreline, the 45-foot no. 9 boat is the speediest, has air conditioning, and can carry SWAT teams around.
12Harbor Patrol 9
Of the Seattle Police Department’s dozen or so patrol boats that enforce marine law along 200 miles of city shoreline, the 45-foot no. 9 boat is the speediest, has air conditioning, and can carry SWAT teams around.
13Virginia V
Like the lightship next door, the historic mosquito fleet steamer is parked in South Lake Union. Fifth in the line of ferries from a former Vashon Island operator, it’s the last remnant of the old passenger boat armada and free to board Thursday through Sunday. virginiav.org
14Lightship No. 83 Swiftsure
The oldest floating lighthouse, aka a lightship, in the country has been hidden under reconstruction tarps next to MOHAI for years, but her facelift should be finished this fall. nwseaport.org
Published in the How Seattle Does Summer issue of Seattle Met.
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