List of Puget Sound steamboats


This is a list of steamboats and related vessels which operated on Puget Sound and in western Washington state. This should not be considered a complete list. Information for some vessels may be lacking, or sources may be in conflict.

Table codes key

Vessel type codes are: Prop = propeller-driven; stern = sternwheel-driven; side = side-wheel driven; pddl or paddle = paddle-driven, sternwheel or sidewheel.
Disposition codes used in this list are:
  • A = Abandoned.
  • B = Burned
  • C = Converted; C-B = Converted to barge; C-D = converted to diesel engine; C-F = Converted to ferry; C-G = Converted to gasoline engine; C-H = Converted to house; C-S = converted to sailing vessel.
  • F = Foundered at sea;
  • G = Grounded.
  • L = Laid up.
  • M = Museum as of 2011.
  • N = Name change
  • O = Operational as of date given.
  • R = renamed..
  • S = sank.
  • T = Transferred; T-AK = Transferred to Alaska; T-BC = Transferred to British Columbia; T-CA = Transferred to California; T-OR = Transferred to Oregon or to Columbia River; T-CB = Transferred to Coos Bay; T-GH = Transferred to Grays Harbor
  • W = Wrecked by collision or striking ground;
  • X = Explosion of boiler.
  • Gr = gross tons; Reg = registered tons.
Vessels should not be assumed to have served continuously on Puget Sound during the periods shown on this chart; transfer between service areas was common.

Ocean-going steam tugs

Name changes

Government documents

  • 1868:
  • 1879:
  • 1884:
  • 1894:
  • 1901:
  • 1909:
  • 1918:
  • 1922: