Echo (steam tug)

The steam tug Echo operated in the early 1900s on Puget Sound.
Construction.
"Echo" was built at Tacoma in 1906 by Crawford and Reid for Captain O. G. Olson. "Echo" was propeller-driven and 66.5' long.
Operation.
On August 16, 1906, the Foss gasoline-powered launch "Lion" caught fire in Commencement Bay, when a fuel valve mistakenly left open had spilled 30 gallons of gasoline into her bilges, which was ignited by the engine backfiring. "Echo" pumped water on board "Lion" until the fire was out, while a boat from the cutter "Grant" took off her crew and passengers.
Purchase by Foss Launch & Tug Co..
In 1916, Foss Launch and Tug Company bought Captain O.G. Olson's Tacoma towing business, including the steam tugs "Echo", "Elf", and "Olympian". In 1921, Perry Moore became "Echo" ‘s chief engineer.