Our Lady V

The steamship Virginia V (the "V" is a Roman Numeral, so "5").  It's one of the last of the Mosquito Fleet, the once ubiquitous steamships used for shipping and passenger travel between Tacoma and Seattle.  A big storm in something like 1934 wiped many of them out.  Then the company that ran them went bankrupt, and soon after we had the Seattle Supersonics.  This is a short history of Seattle and maybe leaves out some details.  Anyway, the big V is docked right next to MOHI, the Museum of History and Innovation, on South Lake Union.  On a beautiful sunny Seattle day, the brilliant MOHI and our Lady V shines white and brilliant in the Pacific Northwest sky.  Check her out!

Virginia V