Leeroy Jenkins
Super Anarchist
Did they trip as they took the second pic?
The Zombie Fleet
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SloopJonB
Super Anarchist
What a waste of good boat stands.
I'm struggling to believe that superstructure is actually mounted on that rather lovely schooner hull.
Sail4beer
Starboard!
S/V Tugger?
chester
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Doug's like "I bet those are bus windows".
robtoujours
Communist
Well looks like Florida. It isn’t the vines, that stops the prep work, it’s the snakes…
Sail4beer
Starboard!
And the black widows, the 9” long venomous centipedes, scorpions, etc…
Calling Elvis
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Working to overcome my inner peace
Oh well, Western Tow Boat's been looking for something to do with the 300 anyway
Jim in Halifax
Super Anarchist
I'll see your 300 and raise you 7000.
Did a project with this one in the early 2000s.
Did a project with this one in the early 2000s.
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Working to overcome my inner peace
You win
Can you bring it through the locks 😁
Can you bring it through the locks 😁
Talchotali
Capt. Marvel's Wise Friend
Ah, the age of steam...
The derrick recently lifted a 61-ton catamaran ferry onto the tarmac at Foss Seattle Shipyard.
Here’s wishing a happy 75th birthday to the venerable derrick barge Foss 300.
Built in Stockton, California, in 1943 for the U.S. Army, the 75-ton crane is one of the last steam-powered derricks on the West Coast. Foss purchased the derrick following World War II and has used it ever since on Puget Sound and in Alaska.
Thanks to careful maintenance by its crews over the years the Foss 300 is in first-rate condition.
The derrick keeps busy with a variety of work. It includes helping decommission ships at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, launching boats for yards along the Lake Washington Ship Canal, and loading cargo ships. The derrick also sets buoys and anchors and does salvage work.
In its earlier days with Foss, the 300 has had interesting assignments both inside and outside of Puget Sound.
The Foss 300 helped salvage a sunken airliner in Puget Sound near Tacoma in 1956
The derrick helped salvage canned salmon from the freighter Diamond Knot that collided with another freighter in the Strait of Juan de Fuca in 1947. The salvors used siphon pipes, like giant, underwater vacuum cleaners, to suck salmon cans from the sunken ship.
In 1956, the derrick helped salvage a sunken airliner that ditched in Puget Sound near Tacoma. And in the early 1960s, the derrick was in Alaska’s Cook Inlet to lift modules onto the jackets of offshore oil production platforms.
As an Army vessel, the derrick was designated the BD 800. Its current name comes from a barge numbering system Foss used from the 1940s to the 1960s. All derricks were numbered in the 300s, and at one time Foss operated three of them.
Seventy-Five Years Old and Still Steaming
The derrick recently lifted a 61-ton catamaran ferry onto the tarmac at Foss Seattle Shipyard.
Here’s wishing a happy 75th birthday to the venerable derrick barge Foss 300.
Built in Stockton, California, in 1943 for the U.S. Army, the 75-ton crane is one of the last steam-powered derricks on the West Coast. Foss purchased the derrick following World War II and has used it ever since on Puget Sound and in Alaska.
Thanks to careful maintenance by its crews over the years the Foss 300 is in first-rate condition.
The derrick keeps busy with a variety of work. It includes helping decommission ships at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, launching boats for yards along the Lake Washington Ship Canal, and loading cargo ships. The derrick also sets buoys and anchors and does salvage work.
In its earlier days with Foss, the 300 has had interesting assignments both inside and outside of Puget Sound.
The Foss 300 helped salvage a sunken airliner in Puget Sound near Tacoma in 1956
The derrick helped salvage canned salmon from the freighter Diamond Knot that collided with another freighter in the Strait of Juan de Fuca in 1947. The salvors used siphon pipes, like giant, underwater vacuum cleaners, to suck salmon cans from the sunken ship.
In 1956, the derrick helped salvage a sunken airliner that ditched in Puget Sound near Tacoma. And in the early 1960s, the derrick was in Alaska’s Cook Inlet to lift modules onto the jackets of offshore oil production platforms.
As an Army vessel, the derrick was designated the BD 800. Its current name comes from a barge numbering system Foss used from the 1940s to the 1960s. All derricks were numbered in the 300s, and at one time Foss operated three of them.
Bull City
A fine fellow
Here is a very well written account of the collision, insurance settlement, and salvage. Unfortunately, it does not say what happened to the salvaged cans of salmon. Could this explain why I had salmon patties so often as a child?
❖ SALVAGE OF DIAMOND KNOT'S CARGO ❖❖ by R. H. "Skipper" Calkins
A history blog about the early boats, the mariners, the ports, and the salty lifestyle of Northwest Washington State.
saltwaterpeoplehistoricalsociety.blogspot.com
Talchotali
Capt. Marvel's Wise Friend
The Salt Water People Blog (saltwaterpeoplehistoricalsociety.blogspot.com) is always a wonderful read for anyone who loves the waters of the Pacific Northwest.
Boats13
S/V Inevitable Liberty 458
SloopJonB
Super Anarchist
What a shame.
first major stroke of 13. Quad bypass, three stints, and several heart attacks. would have told me my boat restoration days were over.
first major stroke of 13. Quad bypass, three stints, and several heart attacks. would have told me my boat restoration days were over.
Boats13
S/V Inevitable Liberty 458
He's pressure washing her off, today!
