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YHB-5

House Boat (Self-propelled)
  • Built in 1915-16 as the wooden passenger steamer Kitsap II by Joseph Supple, Portland, OR. for Kitsap County Transportation Co.
  • Completed and delivered to Kitsap County Transportation Co, in May 1916
  • Sold, date unknown, to Puget Sound Navigation Co., Inc. Seattle, WA. renamed City of Bellingham
  • Rebuilt, 1929-1930
  • Renamed Quilcene
  • Acquired by the US Navy, 18 September 1941
  • Placed on service 29 November 1941
  • Placed out of service, 7 May 1947, and transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal
  • Sold to Freeman & Gibson, Seattle WA in 1947 and converted to floating machine shop
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 401 t.
    Length 145' 6"
    Beam 42' 8"
    Draft 13' 4"
    Speed unknown
    Complement unknown
    Armament none
    Propulsion 4-cylinder triple expansion steam engine, 2200ihp
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