❖ Off to the Knakerman ❖

Lake Washington Shipyards, 
dated 1937.
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Original photo from the archives of the S.P.H.S.©

"Moored at the Lake Washington Shipyards at Houghton, near Kirkland, is a fleet of forgotten ships, some of which played a prominent part in the transportation of yesteryear on Puget Sound. In the group are the old ferryboat WEST SEATTLE, carrier of thousands of commuters across Elliott Bay in other days; the HYAK, which operated in Poulsbo; the MOHAWK, of the San Juan Islands route; the TACOMA, fleet mate of the famous FLYER of the Seattle-Tacoma route; the KULSHAN, remembered as the connecting link between Seattle, Bellingham, and Anacortes; the SOL DUC, once the pride of the Port Angeles route; the MORNING STAR, freighter which operated in Vancouver, BC; the CITY OF BREMERTON, the ATLANTA, the WINSLOW, the SUQUAMISH and the stern-wheeler TOURIST, all veterans of the Puget Sound routes, awaiting their fate, which may lead to the ship breaker's torch."
The Seattle Times, 1937.
   

KALAKALA
1927-2015

      This week of posting so goes the KALAKALA (ex-PERALTA.) The most photographed ferry in the world.