Tolo
Steamboat · United States · Lost 1917 · Puget Sound & Discovery Bay
The oil-burning steamer Tolo, a Whidbey Island mainstay for a decade, was cut down by a collision in Saratoga Passage in 1917 with four lives lost.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
Tolo was launched as Camano in 1906, built by H. B. Lovejoy at Coupeville as a pioneering oil-burning steamer for the Everett–Coupeville route. She was a mainstay of Whidbey Island transport for more than a decade and was later renamed Tolo. On October 5, 1917, she collided with the steamer Magic near Hat (Gedney) Island in Saratoga Passage and sank rapidly, with four lives reported lost; survivors were picked up by the Magic. Her wreck lies in deep water in the passage.
Vessel
- 1906
- H. B. Lovejoy
- Coupeville, Washington
- Wood
- 108.9 ft
- 16.9 ft
- 92 gross tons
- Steam, screw; oil burning
- Island Transportation Company
Loss
- October 5, 1917
- Collision
- Near Hat (Gedney) Island, Saratoga Passage
- Saratoga Passage
- Everett, Washington → Whidbey Island, Washington
- Passengers and general freight
- Not established
- 4
- George Benson
The Wreck Today
- About 120 to 150 feet
- Unknown; likely degraded wooden structure.
- Not established
- Not established
- Not established
Position
- 48.01° N 122.32° W
- Approximate position
- Everett, Washington
Approximate position near Hat (Gedney) Island.
Evidence
Overall confidence: Documented (75/100)
The wreck's condition and exact position have not been surveyed, and the number of people aboard is not documented.
Saltwater People Historical Society, wrecks T through Z
1917 collision date and casualties.
Build details and renaming.
