Sol Duc (steamship)

History
NameSol Duc
OwnerPuget Sound Navigation Co., U.S. Navy
RoutePuget Sound, Strait of Juan de Fuca
BuilderSeattle Const. & Drydock Co.
LaunchedMay 28, 1912
CompletedJune 1912
Out of service1947
IdentificationUS registry #210133
FateScrapped
NotesDesignated YHB-8 during WW2 naval service
General characteristics
Typecoastal steamship
Tonnage1075 gross tons
Length189 ft (57.61 m)
Beam31.5 ft (9.60 m)
Depth22.6 ft (6.89 m) depth of hold
Installed powercompound steam engine; cylinder bores 17 in (43.2 cm), 28 in (71.1 cm)and 47.5 in (120.7 cm); stroke 36 in (91.4 cm), 1,500 hp (1,100 kW)

Sol Duc was a steamship which was operated on northern Puget Sound from 1912 to 1935, chiefly on a route connecting ports on the Olympic Peninsula with Seattle. During the Second World War (1941–1945) Sol Duc served as a barracks ship.