A Maritime Giant Hits the Water
The largest vessel ever constructed on Puget Sound, designed to carry 1.3 million feet of lumber, successfully launches in Seabeck.
The largest ship ever built upon Puget Sound was launched at Seabeck on Saturday, the 21st inst. This ship is built by Hiram Denchster for W. J. Adams, the sole proprietor of the Seabeck lumber mills. Her length of keel is 212 feet, 237 feet length on deck; 44 feet broad and 17 feet deep. She is expected to carry 1,300,000 feet of lumber, equivalent to 3,000 tons.
“The largest ship ever built upon Puget Sound was launched at Seabeck on Saturday, the 21st inst.”
In 1880, the timber economy was the lifeblood of the Puget Sound, and the scale of this ship demonstrates how quickly the region was industrializing. The Seabeck mills were legendary, though today the site is largely associated with its transformation into a quiet, recreational waterfront and the remnants of those industrial roots.
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