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Metadata
Title |
Halibut Steamer Zapora covered in ice |
Image # |
70.7.25.27 |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Date |
1912-1920 circa |
Photographer |
Nicoll, David |
Location |
Ketchikan, Alaska |
Description |
Halibut Steamer Zapora covered in ice, circa 1912-1920 Old exhibit label: "In 1905, the SS Zapora slid down the ways in Tacoma at Crawford & Reid Shipyard. At the time she was the first and one of the largest purpose built fishing vessels on the west coast. Zapora was 146 feet long and 24 feet wide. Powered by a 1000 Horse power steam engine Zapora could travel far and carry lots of fish and fishermen. In one of her first trips she delivered a record 260,000 lbs of halibut for the International Fishing Company. Zapora, like the other steamers in the halibut trade were owned and operated not by fishermen, but rather a fishing corporation. Zapora, like other steamers, had a distinct advantage over sailing vessels, especially as the focus of the fishery move to more northern grounds near Ketchikan, Hecate Strait and Dixon Entrance. Steamers were not dependent on winds and tides the same way sailing schooners were. It was later converted to diesel power in 1929 and began a short carrier as a passenger and freighter vessel for the Alaska Transportation Company. She ran aground in a snowstorm near Admiralty Island in 1937. Battered by waves and wind she was never refloated. Her diesel engine was salvaged and used in the Foss Tugboat companies Patricia Foss." |
Print size |
13.8 cm x 8.60 cm |
People |
Nicoll, David |
Search Terms |
Fish Related Fishing Boats / Vessels Halibut Ice coated ship / boat SS Zappora Steamship Winter |
Credit line |
Ketchikan Museums: Tongass Historical Society Collection, THS 70.7.25.27 |