An Evening on the Virginia V
by David Patterson
Title
An Evening on the Virginia V
Artist
David Patterson
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Photograph - Photograph/digital Art
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An Evening on the Virginia V - Taken during the Tall Ships Parade in 2008 - Tacoma, Washington.
From VirginiaV.org:
In 1921 Anderson & Company of Maplewood, Washington, began construction on the Virginia V. The ship was built of local old-growth fir. She was launched March 9, 1922, and towed to downtown Seattle for the installation of her engine and steam plant. In Seattle the engine was removed from the Virginia IV and installed in the Virginia V. On June 11, 1922, the Virginia V made her maiden voyage from Elliott Bay in Seattle to Tacoma down the West Pass. She continued to make this voyage nearly every day until 1938.
Storm of 1934
Heavy damage to Virginia V caused by October 1934 storm. On October 21, 1934, a severe Pacific storm swept through the Puget Sound. The Virginia V was attempting to dock at Ollala, Washington, when the brunt of the storm hit. The powerful winds pushed the ship against the dock as the waves pounded the ship into the pilings. The result was the near destruction of the upper decks. The ship was re-built at the Lake Washington Shipyard at Houghton, near modern day Kirkland, Washington. She was returned to service on December 5, 1934, less than 3 months after the storm and just in tme to celebrate West Pass Transportation Company�s 25th Anniversary. There were no other passenger & freight vessels available on the West Pass route at that time. If the Virginia V had not been rebuilt, the West Pass Transportation Company would have to close permanently.
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