The JE Boyden was built in 1888 in North Seattle to serve as a tug for sailing ships navigating the Puget Sound. She helped sailing ships navigate challenging waterways and keep to their shipping schedules, even when the wind wouldn’t cooperate. Serving for just under 50 years, the work of this tug and her crew helped cement Seattle’s place as a global port.
Today, the JE Boyden rests in 40ft/12m of water in South Lake Union, having been scuttled in 1935 with her superstructure removed. While the JE Boyden is relatively shallow and accessible, special permission is required to dive her, as the tug rests beneath Kenmore Air’s seaplane landing strip.
For more information, see GUE’s Quest Magazine, Volume 12, No 3.
Depth: 40 feet/12 meters
Location: Lake Union, Washington, USA
Photogrammetry by Kees Beemster Leverenz
Lighting by Travis Bird, James Frasier, and Sebastian Schröder
Photogrammetry completed in Agisoft Metashape and post-processing completed in Blender.
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