Arthur Foss (tugboat)

Infobox_nrhp | name ="Arthur Foss" (tugboat)
nrhp_type =nhl


caption =Arthur Foss
location= Maritime Heritage Center, 1002 Valley Dr., Seattle, WA
lat_degrees = 47 | lat_minutes = 38 | lat_seconds = 42.99 | lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 122 | long_minutes = 20 | long_seconds = 21.03 | long_direction = W
area =
built =1889
architect= Oregon Railway & Navigation Co.
architecture=
designated= April 11, 1989cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=2052&ResourceType=Structure
title=ARTHUR FOSS (Tugboat) |accessdate=2008-03-01|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service]
added = April 11, 1989cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
governing_body = Private
refnum=89001078 The tugboat "Arthur Foss", built in 1889, is one of the oldest wooden-hulled tugboats afloat in the United States. In 1898, in response to the Alaskan gold rush, she transported barges full of gold seeking miners and supplies up the Inside Passage. There are no other Alaskan Gold Rush vessels still operating today. She was cast by the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer movie studio to play in its 1933 production "Tugboat Annie". [http://www.nwseaport.org/arthur.html The History of the Arthur Foss] , Northwest Seaport. Accessed 01 March 2008.] [ [http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=3678 Filmography in Seattle] , HistoryLink. Accessed 01 March 2008.] In World War II, "Arthur Foss" journeyed south to join the war effort. Before the Battle of Wake Island began in late 1941, she was the last vessel to get away. After the war, she served the economy of the Northwest by working in the timber industry.

The "Arhur Foss" has a six-cylinder, 700-horsepower diesel engine. Her top speed is 13 knots. The vessel is 120 feet long with a beam of 25 feet and a draft of 16 feet. When last operated the vessel was owned by Foss Launch and Tug (now Foss Maritime) who donated her to Northwest Seaport in 1970. Northwest Seaport renovated her in 2004. [ [http://www.maritimeheritage.net/attractions/attraction_select.asp?id=14 Arthur Foss] , Maritime Heritage Network. Accessed 01 March 2008.] The vessel was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1989citation|title=PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/89001078.pdf National Register of Historic Places Registration: Arthur Foss, ex-Wallowa / Tugboat Arthur Foss] |32 KB|date=July 9, 1988 |author=James P. Delgado |publisher=National Park Service and PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Photos/89001078.pdf "Accompanying five photos, exterior and interior, from 1988"] |32 KB] and is a city landmark as well. [ [https://www.cityofseattle.gov/neighborhoods/preservation/t.htm Landmarks Alphabetical Listing for T] , Individual Landmarks, Department of Neighborhoods, City of Seattle. Accessed 28 December 2007.] and a featured attraction at Seattle's new South Lake Union Park. The vessel is open for public tours on most summer weekends, or by appointment.

ee also

*Historic preservation

References

External links

* [http://www.nwseaport.org/ Northwest Seaport]
* [http://www.hnsa.org/ships/arthurfoss.htm HNSA Web Page: Tug Arthur Foss]
* [http://www.cwb.org The Center for Wooden Boats]
* [http://cwb.org/WorkshopsPartnerSteamAdventure.htm Program Schedule]
* [http://www.maritimeheritage.net Maritime Heritage Network]