A 152-foot sea-going tug called the Snohomish, launched in 1908, was assigned to search and rescue, mail delivery, towing disabled vessels, as well as other tasks, until she was transferred to the Navy in 1917 for service in World War I. In 1918, she returned to Treasury Department, and remained in service in the North Pacific Area. In February 1923, she rescued the crew of the Nika, then the Tuscan Prince, then the Santa Rita all in one trip. She made it to Port Angeles safely with the rescued crews, and ended up saving 105 people, a record number rescued by a Coast Guard cutter to that time.
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Posted by: Audrey Simmons
To learn more about the Snohomish, click here.
Posted by: Audrey Simmons