She is indeed a King. (do I have my genders confused?). She was built back when Crowley was also in the passenger business in San Francisco Bay. As with their tugs they were slow to move away from wooden vessels, and when this vessel was built in 1958 she was their first steel passenger boat, as well as the first one built specifically for sightseeing. One sister was built, then progressively longer ones followed, and the sister was eventually lengthened as well. Crowley is now out of the passenger business, but good old HARBOR KING continues doing what she’s always done so well.
She is indeed a King. (do I have my genders confused?). She was built back when Crowley was also in the passenger business in San Francisco Bay. As with their tugs they were slow to move away from wooden vessels, and when this vessel was built in 1958 she was their first steel passenger boat, as well as the first one built specifically for sightseeing. One sister was built, then progressively longer ones followed, and the sister was eventually lengthened as well. Crowley is now out of the passenger business, but good old HARBOR KING continues doing what she’s always done so well.
Mahalo for the details George. I didn’t realize that she was that old. My Google-fu wasn’t very good.