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G50.1-139
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- 1944 (Creation)
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ca. 1944. Offices of Foss Launch & Tug Co. on the Middle Waterway and the Foss tugboats docked. In 1943, Foss moved their office building from its longtime location at 400 Dock St. (1902-1943) to this location. Their original building on Dock Street burned to the ground in 1932. It was replaced by an airplane hangar, brought from Seattle and converted to offices. By 1943, the Foss organization had a payroll of around 170 and a fleet of 60 tugs and 120 barges all over the Pacific Ocean. When Foss needed more space, they moved their office building to East F. Street, originally the location of their shipyard. They also brought a 85 x 120 foot warehouse from Seattle and reconstructed it on the site. A new restaurant was also built to serve Foss employees as well as their new neighbors, Peterson Boat Building at 223 E. F & Puget Sound Plywood at 230. All three companies relocated to this location at around the same time. TPL-8669 (T. Times 9/1/1943)
Foss Launch & Tug Co. (Tacoma); Tugboats;