Dode
Inland Steamboat · United States · Lost 1910 · Puget Sound & Discovery Bay
A small Puget Sound inland steamer of the Mosquito Fleet era was lost in Hood Canal in 1910.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
Dode was a modest wooden inland steamboat of about 215 tons that worked Puget Sound routes during the Mosquito Fleet era. She sank in Hood Canal in 1910. Details of the circumstances of her loss are thin in the sources reviewed, though her basic career and fate are documented in regional maritime histories.
Vessel
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- Wood
- 98.8 ft
- 21.6 ft
- 215
- Steam, 135 indicated horsepower
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Loss
- January 1, 1910
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- Hood Canal
- Puget Sound
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The Wreck Today
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Position
- 48.11° N 122.69° W
- Approximate position
- Hood Canal, Washington
A Puget Sound Maritime Historical Society photo caption documents the steamer Dode aground off Marrowstone Point, Washington on July 20, 1910; coordinates given are the general charted position of Marrowstone Point, as no more precise wreck-site fix was found.
Evidence
Overall confidence: Sparsely documented (35/100)
Cause of loss, casualties, and precise date are not established in the sources reviewed.
Wikipedia, 'Dode (steamboat)', citing Gordon R. Newell, Inland Sea
Dimensions, tonnage, loss location and year.
Puget Sound Maritime Historical Society, DODE photo record
loss location
