&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Beeline_(steam_ferry).jpeg) Beeline ex Florence K
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Florence K |
| Port of registry | Port Townsend, Washington |
| Route | Puget Sound |
| Completed | 1903[1] |
| In service | 1903 |
| Identification | 121282[2] |
| Fate | Probably scrapped, post-1945.[3] |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Inland steamboat; later steam ferry |
| Tonnage | as built: 143 gross; 97 regist.[2] |
| Length | as built: 93 ft (28.35 m);[2] later: 97 ft (29.57 m)[4] |
| Beam | as built: 20 ft (6.10 m); later:26 ft (7.92 m)[4] |
| Depth | 6.5 ft (1.98 m) depth of hold |
| Installed power | steam engine |
| Propulsion | propeller |
| Capacity | as ferry: 18 automobiles. |
| Notes | Rebuild as steam ferry in 1924 and renamed Gloria. Renamed Beeline in 1926. |
Florence K was a steamboat that was operated on Puget Sound from 1903. This vessel was later renamed Gloria and was rebuilt as a steam ferry and renamed Beeline.
- ^ Newell, Ships of the Inland Sea, at 133, 145, 146, 188, 193 and 208.
- ^ a b c U.S. Dept. of the Treasury, Bureau of Statistics, Annual List of Merchant Vessels of the United States (for year ending June 30, 1909)
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Evergreenwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b Kline and Bayless, Ferryboats, at 133-136, 174, 334 and endpapers (WPA profile drawing of Beeline).