Virginia V
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The steamship Virginia V is the last operational example of a Puget Sound Mosquito Fleet steamer. She was once part of a large fleet of small passenger and freight carrying ships that linked the islan
Virginia V, at Olympia, Washington, 4 July 1996
Virginia V leading Sightseer, May 22, 1948.
Heavy damage to Virginia V caused by October 1934 storm
Virginia V, on Puget Sound, about June, 1983
McNeil Island
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McNeil Island is an island in the Northwestern United States, in south Puget Sound southwest of Tacoma, Washington. With a land area of 6.63 square miles, it lies in an area of many inhabited small is
Virginia V
…controlling interest in Puget Sound Excursion Company and took over operation of Virginia V along with several other small vessels. Among these was the McNeil Island federal prison tender J.E. Overlade (ex Arcadia), built in 1928, herself one of the last survivors of the Mosquito Fleet. Devenny renamed her Virginia…
Aerial image of McNeil Island (foreground) seen from the east
McNeil Island Prison c. 1890
McNeil Island from Steilacoom
McNeil Island Penitentiary in 1937