Leschi (steam ferry)
Leschi circa 1915 on Lake Washington. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Leschi |
| Owner | Seattle Port Commission, others. |
| Builder | J. F. Duthie & Company. |
| Launched | December 6, 1913 |
| In service | 1913 |
| Out of service | 1986 |
| Identification | US registry #11875 |
| Fate | Capsized. |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | steam and motor ferry, later a cannery vessel |
| Tonnage | 433 gross; 272 registered |
| Length | 169 ft (51.51 m) |
| Beam | 33 ft (10.06 m) |
| Depth | 8.3 ft (2.53 m) depth of hold |
| Installed power | as built: steam engines, 700 hp (520 kW); converted to 500 hp (370 kW) diesel in 1931. |
| Propulsion | originally sidewheels; rebuilt as propeller in 1931. |
| Speed | 14 kn (25.93 km/h)to 15 kn (27.78 km/h) |
| Capacity | 400 passengers, 40 automobiles |
| Crew | eight (8) |
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Leschi was a steam ferry that operated on Lake Washington from 1913 to 1950, and afterwards on Puget Sound until 1967. From 1969 to 1986 the vessel was a floating cannery in Alaska.