AH-WR-0184

Acme

Steamboat · United States · Lost 1910 · Lake Washington

A Lake Washington steam launch that ran between Leschi and Bothell for a decade burned at her moorings in 1910; a matching wreck was reported decades later in 210 feet of water.

Captain of Record

Terry Bane

AHR-1925

See Shipwreck on Map

Artistic recreation based on recorded historical documents. See the documented evidence.

Historically Reconstructed. Drawn from partial documentation of this vessel together with her known class and configuration. See the documented evidence.

The Vessel and Her Loss

Acme was built in 1899 on the Lake Washington shore by G. V. Johnson & Son and ran as a passenger and freight launch between Leschi, Madison Park and Bothell for more than a decade, later passing into Captain John L. Anderson's fleet. On August 16, 1910, she burned at about two in the morning while moored, with no one aboard; the cause of the fire could not be determined. A wooden wreck of matching dimensions was located by SCRET divers in 2002, though the identification remains unconfirmed.

Vessel

Built: 1899
Builder: Gustavus V. Johnson & Son
Yard: Lake Washington shore, Seattle, Washington
Material: Wood
Length: 60 ft
Beam: 11.5 ft
Tonnage: 31 gross tons
Propulsion: Steam
Owners: Later part of Captain John L. Anderson's fleet

Loss

Date: August 16, 1910
Cause: Fire
Location: Lake Washington, reported near Leschi
Water: Lake Washington
Voyage: Not established
Cargo: Not established
Aboard: 0
Lives lost: 0
Master: Not established

The Wreck Today

Depth: 210 ft
Condition: Wooden hull remains reported at a candidate site.
Orientation: Not established
Discovered: 2002
Protection: Not established

Position

Coordinates: 47.60° N 122.29° W
Accuracy: General area only
Nearest: Seattle, Washington
Region: Lake Washington

General area only: coordinate of the Leschi neighborhood on Lake Washington, the named place where this vessel is reported to have operated and been lost in 1910, not a surveyed wreck position.

Evidence

Overall confidence: Partially documented (60/100)

The wreck site's identification with Acme has not been confirmed, and the reported depth rests on the 2002 survey account.

Acme (steamboat), Wikipedia
Build specifications, fire date, loss detail.
Submerged Cultural Resources Exploration Team (SCRET)
2002 wreck discovery and depth.
JaWS Marine dive log
Caveat on the wreck identification.
Wikipedia — Leschi, Seattle (with cited coordinates)
coordinate of the named place of loss (Leschi)