Suquamish (motor vessel)
Suquamish | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Suquamish |
| Owner | Kitsap County Transportation Co., Puget Sound Navigation Co. and others |
| Builder | John Wilson |
| Cost | $24,704 |
| In service | 1914 |
| Identification | US registry #212165 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | inland motor vessel |
| Tonnage | 75 gross; 51 registered tons |
| Length | 84.5 ft (25.76 m) |
| Beam | 14.9 ft (4.54 m) |
| Draft | 5 ft (1.52 m) |
| Depth | 7 ft (2.13 m) depth of hold |
| Installed power | diesel engine |
| Propulsion | propeller |
| Speed | 14 miles per hour |
| Capacity | As built: 180 passengers |
| Crew | five (5) |
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Suquamish, built in 1914, was the first diesel-engined passenger vessel in the United States. Much later Suquamish was converted to a commercial fishing vessel and was registered as a Canadian vessel under the name Terry.