C.C. Cherry was a small steam tug and general utility vessel that worked on Puget Sound from 1896 to 1930.
Career.
"CC Cherry" was built in 1896 for Capt. E.A. Smith. The first use of the vessel was hauling fish from the San Juan Islands to a Canadian cannery One of the early masters of "C.C. Cherry" was the prominent steamboat man William Williamson (1859-1930), who later commanded the well-known steamship "Flyer" from 1896 to 1904.
Explosion of the Virginia.
"C.C. Cherry" was working as a tug in July 1928, when the small gasoline-powered tug "Virginia" exploded at the entrance to the Lake Washington Ship Canal. The engineer was killed, and the captain was blown through the roof of the pilot house and into the water. He was then rescued by the crew of "C.C. Cherry".
"C.C. Cherry" is reported to have been abandoned in 1930.
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