An Airplane Aboard

The KAYAK

A floating cannery on Lake Union, Seattle,
with one bright red seaplane 
attracting attention.
Photograph dated Oct. 1951 
by Harold Smith 
Click image to enlarge.
from the archives of the 
Saltwater People Historical Society©

A ship with a seaplane on deck attracted considerable interest among persons traveling along the east side of Lake Union.

        The ship, the Kayak, a floating cannery that had recently returned from Alaska waters. 

        The plane was used to keep in touch with land, for such purposes as carrying mail for the fishermen. 

        The Kayak was operated by the Kayak Packing Co. which was owned by Stanley B. Dahl, Dick Wilson, and Jack Most.

Text from the Seattle-Times