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Pacific Tow Boat Company

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The Pacific Tow Boat Company (also seen as the Pacific Towboat Company) was a tugboat and towing firm based in the Puget Sound area of Washington state active in the first part of the 1900s.

Course of business

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The Pacific Tow Boat Company merged with the Chesley Tug Company and the Pacific Tug Company, a firm which had been established in 1900.[1][2]

Vessels

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Vessels owned or employed by the Pacific Towboat Company include among many others the steam tugs Ruth, Defender, and Argo (launched 1900).[1]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b McCurdy Marine History, at 61, 82, 88, 119, 175, 239, 248, 254, 270, 326, 354, 397, 433, 574, 588, 627, 639, 673, and 680.
  2. ^ "Why Choose Seattle Towing Services". Retrieved 2017-05-14.

References

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Newell, Gordon R., ed., H.W. McCurdy Marine History of the Pacific Northwest, Superior Publishing Co., Seattle, WA (1966).

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