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Puget Sound Projects
Al-Ind-Esk-A-Sea
With a history that includes everything from being a cruise ship, a US Navy ship and a private yacht, the Al-Ind-Esk-Sea floated her last days as a fish processing ship owned by TransAlaska Fisheries Corp. The ship was capable of processing and carrying more than 5 million pounds of packaged seafood in refrigerated holds before sinking in 1982 after a fire. The Al-Ind-Esk-A-Sea now lies on her starboard side in 240 feet of water.
Bunker Hill
The S.S. Bunker Hill was one of the largest tankers on the high seas. It was once stationed east of Yap Island, which was controlled by the Japanese in World War II. The main cargo of the ship was aviation fuel and crude oil. On 5 March 1964, the Bunker Hill had just completed removing cargo at the Shell Oil dock in Tacoma. The vessel was then on its way to reload at the Shell refinery in Anacortes, when she sank after an explosion.
Diamond Knot
The Diamond Knot was built during WWII for the United States Maritime Commission and was bareboat chartered to the Alaska Steamship Company. In 1947, she sank off Crescent Bay while inbound with a load full of salmon, worth $3.5 million in 1947 dollars, after a collision with the Fenn Victory.
S.S. Governor
S.S. Governor was a 417 foot long passenger liner. In 1921 the Governor was traveling inbound to Seattle from San Francisco with 240 passengers and crew members, when she collided with the freighter S. S. West Hartland and sank within 30 minutes in 240 feet of water, one mile off Point Wilson, with a loss of eight lives.
Tacoma Narrows Bridge
The original, 5,939-foot-long Tacoma Narrows Bridge, popularly known as "Galloping Gertie," opened to traffic on July 1, 1940 after two years of construction, linking Tacoma and Gig Harbor. The bridge earned the nickname "Galloping Gertie" from its rolling, undulating behavior. The Narrows bridge collapsed just four months after it opened, during a 42-mile-per-hour windstorm on Nov. 7, 1940.