&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Arcadia_(steamboat)_in_1937.jpg) Arcadia, July 12, 1937, chartered for the annual excursion of carriers for the Tacoma Times.
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| History | |
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| Name | Arcadia (later J.E. Overlade; Virginia VI) |
| Owner | Berntson & Lorenz; U.S. Bureau of Prisons; James F. "Cy" Devenny (dba Puget Sound Excursion Lines). |
| Port of registry | Tacoma, Washington |
| In service | 1929 |
| Identification | U.S. registry #229258 |
| Notes | Served as a prison tender from 1942 to 1950. |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | inland passenger/freighter, later an excursion vessel. |
| Length | 99 ft (30.18 m) or 99 ft (30.18 m) |
| Beam | 25.3 ft (7.71 m) |
| Installed power | steam engine |
| Propulsion | propeller |
| Capacity | As built: 275 passengers; 100 tons of freight. |
The steamboat Arcadia, built in 1929, was one of the last commercial steamboats placed into service on Puget Sound. The vessel later served as a prison tender under the name J.E. Overlade, and after that, as Virginia VI, as an excursion vessel.