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US Army Personnel Boat Q-150
ex
 USACE Orcas (1912 - 1942)

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
Acquired Yacht:
  • Built by Hall Brothers, Winslow, WA
  • Completed for Army Corps of Engineers as district boat Orcas, 1912
  • Served in Puget Sound and on Snake River
  • Designated Q 150, 1942
  • Sold and registered to Arthur H. Harpst, Seattle, WA, as yacht Sea Lark (ON 251386), 1947
  • Registered to Norman R. Destremps, Jr., Seattle, WA, 1949
  • Registered to William C. Gilbert, Mercer Island, WA, renamed Orcas, 1950s
  • Registered to James H. Miller, Seattle, WA, late 1950s
  • Registered to Josef George Yaeger, Seattle, WA, 1963
  • Final disposition, unclear - said to have sunk, 1999
    Specifications:
    Hull Wood
    Displacement 43 tons
    Length 70' 6"
    Beam 13' 8"
    Draft 7' 4"
    Speed unknown
    Complement 4
    Propulsion unknown
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    Swinomish
    303206708    		 71k Lake Washington Canal, WA. Locks at the narrows of Salmon Bay. Informal opening of large lock. The USED motor launch Orcas (later Q-150) and the stern wheel snagboat USED Swinomish raised to upper level, 3 August 1916.
    Seattle Photographs. University of Washington: Special Collections 1188    		 Robert Hurst
    Q-150
    3029Q15001    		 68k Orcas moored on the Lake Washington Canal, 1978. Dave Wright
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