Steamer Virginia V (Seattle, Washington)

 steamboat, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, historic landmark, museum ship

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Considered to be the "Last of the Puget Sound Mosquito Fleet", the Virginia V was built in 1921 by the Anderson & Company of Maplewood, WA and went into service carrying
passengers and freight between the islands and ports of Puget Sound in Washington State.

Initially assigned to a route between the cities of Tacoma and Seattle, the ship saw her last scheduled packet service on the Columbia River running between Portland and Astoria and finally running workers from Poulsbo to the Keyport Naval Torpedo Station during the Second World War. Passed into private hands thereafter, the ship was made the subject of dedicated preservation efforts in 1968 and again in 1980, which resulted in a berth at the Northwest Seaport and a major overhaul lasting from 1995-2001.

Declared a National Historic Landmark, a Seattle Landmark and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992, 1977 and 1973 respectively, the ship is still fully operational and conducts regular excursion cruises.

www.virginiav.org
nwseaport.org/historic-fleet/partner-vessels/
www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/nhl/virginia.htm