Sechelt
Inland/Coastal Steamboat · United States · Lost 1911 · The British Columbia Coast
Originally launched on Lake Washington as Hattie Hansen, this small steamer vanished with all hands near Race Rocks on a new Sooke route in 1911.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
Built in 1893 on Lake Washington as Hattie Hansen, the wooden steamer worked routes across Puget Sound for nearly two decades before being sold to British Columbia interests and renamed Sechelt. In 1911 she was placed on a new route between Victoria and Sooke. On 24 March 1911 she vanished on that run near Race Rocks; no survivors or clear wreckage were found, and an official inquiry could not determine the cause.
Vessel
- 1893
- Edward F. Lee Shipyard
- Sand Point, Lake Washington, Washington
- Wood
- 83 ft
- 15 ft
- Not established
- Steam, propeller
- British Columbia Steamship Company (1911)
Loss
- March 24, 1911
- Not established
- Near Race Rocks, Juan de Fuca Strait approaches
- Strait of Juan de Fuca
- Victoria, British Columbia → Sooke, British Columbia
- Not established
- Not established
- All aboard were lost; the exact number of persons aboard is not firmly established in the sources reviewed.
- Not established
The Wreck Today
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Position
- Not established
- Position not established
- Race Rocks, Juan de Fuca Strait
Evidence
Overall confidence: Partially documented (55/100)
The cause of loss, exact number of persons aboard, and wreck location have never been established.
Wikipedia, citing H.W. McCurdy Marine History of the Pacific Northwest
Build history, ownership, route, and disappearance near Race Rocks.
Ralph Drew, Belcarra local history research
Additional service history under both vessel names.
