Ship ROBERT DOLLAR and tug CHAMPION — circa 1922 — #G0516_1
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Photograph Copyright Anderson & Middleton Company
United States — Washington (State)
The tug CHAMPION was owned by Allman-Hubble Towing Co. Thanks to Sam Talley who adds, "The SS ROBERT DOLLAR was named after its owner namesake Robert Dollar, who was a Scotsman born in 1844. He established the Dollar Steamship Company to haul lumber from his lumber mills in the Pacific Northwest. In 1925 it was one of the most profitable shipping companies in the world. Mr. Dollar died in 1933 at age 88. The shipping company is now [2009] the APL or American President Lines with all its ships named after US presidents."
