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Northern Light (sternwheeler) 
Summary
Northern Light was a sternwheel steamboat of the Puget Sound Mosquito Fleet and was active in the early 1900s.
 Northern Light at a pier.
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Northern Light |
| Route | Puget Sound |
| Completed | 1898, Seattle |
| Out of service | 1920 |
| Identification | U.S. registry #130078 |
| Fate | Abandoned or wrecked. |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 265 gross, 147 registered |
| Length | 119.8 ft (36.5 m) |
| Beam | 22.9 ft (7.0 m) |
| Depth | 4.1 ft (1.2 m) depth of hold |
| Installed power | twin steam engines, horizontally mounted, 214 indicated horsepower |
| Propulsion | sternwheel |
Career edit
Northern Light was built in 1898 at Seattle. The vessel was assigned to routes on southern Puget Sound, including the Anderson Island run. Northern Light was abandoned in 1920. The engines were removed and installed in the sternwheeler Fidalgo.
References edit
- Affleck, Edwin L, ed. A Century of Paddlewheelers in the Pacific Northwest, the Yukon, and Alaska, Alexander Nicholls Press, Vancouver, BC (2000) ISBN 0-920034-08-X
- Findlay, Jean Cammon and Paterson, Robin, Mosquito Fleet of Southern Puget Sound, (2008) Arcadia Publishing ISBN 0-7385-5607-6
- Newell, Gordon, and Williamson, Joe, Pacific Steamboats, Bonanza Books, New York, NY (1963)