other petty officers of the expedition. Places in the area named for quartermasters include Piner, Neill, Dalco, Sanford, Southworth, Williams, Henry, Pully, Robinson, and Henderson. Drydock and marine construction Quartermaster Harbor once held one of the largest drydocks in Puget Sound. In 1892, the structure, originally built to be installed at Port Townsend, was installed at Quartermaster Harbor instead. Measuring long and wide, the drydock could lift several large ships at a time. The dock remained in place until 1909. Over the years a number of vessels were also built at the nearby shipyard of John Martinolich, at Dockton on Maury Island. These included the propeller steamers Vashon (1905), Verona (1910), Nisqually (later renamed Astorian) and Calista, both built in 1911, Florence J. (1914), F.G. Reeves, (1916), Vashona (later renamed Sightseer) (1921), and the ferry Whidby (1923). Launchings did not always go well. Florence J. rolled over and sank on the first launching attempt. Shipyard operations eventually ceased in the 1912. See also SS Charles W. Wetmore (an unusual vessel that used the drydock at least once) References External links Historic Photographs Drydock drydock at Quartermaster Harbor, Vashon Island closer view of Quartermaster drydock, with different vessels Quartermaster Harbor drydock, showing large four-masted ship in drydock view from inside Dockton drydock at Quartermaster harbor, 1892. (ship in drydock is the SS Charles W. Wetmore, an unusual mostly-Great Lakes type of vessel called a "whaleback.") wharf at Dockton, showing drydock and several ships Shipyard at Dockton steam propeller Florence J.. on marine railway at Dockton, Washington, probably 1914 just before failed launch One source describes the Florence J. as a gasoline powered vessel. Newell, Gordon, ed. H.W. McCurdy Marine History of the Pacific Northwest, at page 244, Superior Publishing, Seattle, WA 1966. Clearly the vessel in the image is steam-powered, possibly there was a later conversion to gasoline Florence J. capsized in water, shortly after launch another view of capsized Florence J., apparently with initial salvage efforts underway Other once speedy steamer Fleetwood, abandoned and rotting on beach at Dockton, 1908 Websites Quartermaster Marina Vashon Island Rowing Club Inlets of Washington (state) Landforms of Puget Sound Bodies of water of King County, Washington Ports and harbors of Washington (state)