Thea Foss
Thea Foss was the real-life person on which the famed "Tugboat Annie" series was based. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Thea came to the United States as a newly married immigrant from Norway. In 1889 she started the Foss Launch Company, which eventually became the Seattle-based Foss Marine Company, as of 2003 the largest tugboat company on the West Coast. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Thea and Andrew Foss had three sons: Arthur, Weddell, and Henry. Henry became a civic leader in Tacoma, Washington. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Thea Foss was the name given eventually to the USS Amber (PYc-6), which had served as a patrol vessel in World War II. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
United States: :For other uses, see US (disambiguation), USA (disambiguation), and United States (disambiguation).... Norway: The Kingdom of Norway is a Nordic country on the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, bordering Sweden, Finland and Russia, with territorial waters bordering Danish and British waters. It has a very elongated form and has an extensive coastline along the North Atlantic Ocean, where Norway'... Tugboat: This article is about the boat. For the journal of digital typography, see TUGboat. For alternative meanings of tug, see Tug (disambiguation).... Thea Foss related Images and Photos (experimental) | ~ Table of Content ~
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