L.T. Haas (steamboat)

The steamboat "L.T. Haas" was a vessel that operated on Lake Washington in the first part of the 20th Century.

Construction

"L.T. Haas" was built in 1902 [Faber, Jim, "Steamer’s Wake", at page 225, Enetai Press, Seattle, WA 1985 ISBN 0-9615811-0-7] by G.V. Johnson, who owned an early shipyard on Lake Washington. [Newell, Gordon R., ed., "H.W. McCurdy Marine History of the Pacific Northwest", at 377, Superior Publishing, Seattle, WA 1966]

Operating career

"L.T. Haas" , rated at 89 tons, was originally operated by Harry Cade and the Carlson Brothers, who, doing business as the Interlaken Steamship Company, ran her on the Leschi Park-Meydenhauer Bay route. Later Captain John Anderson of Anderson Steamboat Co. acquired "L.T. Haas" when he merged the Interlaken concern into his own company. [Faber, at 225] "L.T. Haas" was destroyed by fire in 1909 while on the lake. [McCurdy at 81 and 169]

ee also

*Steamboats of Lake Washington
*Puget Sound Mosquito Fleet

Notes

External links

Historic images from on-line collections of the University of Washington

* [http://content.lib.washington.edu/cgi-bin/viewer.exe?CISOROOT=/transportation&CISOPTR=519&CISOMODE=thumb excursion boat "L.T. Haas" heeling over at dock]
* [http://content.lib.washington.edu/cgi-bin/viewer.exe?CISOROOT=/transportation&CISOPTR=518&CISOMODE=thumb another photo of "L.T. Haas" loading passengers at a dock, the weight of the passengers is causing the vessel to heel over]
* [http://content.lib.washington.edu/cgi-bin/viewer.exe?CISOROOT=/transportation&CISOPTR=517&CISOMODE=thumb "L.T. Haas" running on Lake Washington]
* [http://content.lib.washington.edu/cgi-bin/viewer.exe?CISOROOT=/transportation&CISOPTR=822&CISOMODE=thumb profile view of L.T. "Haas"]
* [http://content.lib.washington.edu/cgi-bin/viewer.exe?CISOROOT=/imlsrvhs&CISOPTR=166 steamer, probably "L.T. Haas", at Lakewood dock, 1902]
* [http://content.lib.washington.edu/cgi-bin/viewer.exe?CISOROOT=/transportation&CISOPTR=517&CISOMODE=thumb "L.T. Haas" running in calm water]
* [http://content.lib.washington.edu/cgi-bin/viewer.exe?CISOROOT=/transportation&CISOPTR=792&CISOMODE=thumb "L.T. Hass" at unimproved landing]