documentation ▁number ▁ 2 2 2 5 9 8 ) ▁was ▁launched ▁on ▁ 5 ▁October ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁and ▁delivered ▁to ▁Southern ▁Pacific ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁November . ▁ ▁After ▁ 1 8 ▁years ▁on ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Bay , ▁Pu get ▁Sound ▁Navigation ▁Company ▁purchased ▁Sh asta ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁ ▁She ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Washington ▁State ▁Fer ry ▁System ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁and , ▁following ▁ret irement ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁was ▁to wed ▁to ▁Port land , ▁Oregon ▁for ▁use ▁as ▁a ▁restaurant . ▁ ▁Y os em ite ▁Y os em ite ▁( documentation ▁number ▁ 2 2 2 7 2 2 ) ▁was ▁launched ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁October ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁and ▁delivered ▁to ▁Southern ▁Pacific ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁January ▁ 1 9 2 3 . ▁ ▁After ▁ 1 6 ▁years ▁on ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Bay , ▁the ▁Argentina - U ruguay an ▁Navigation ▁Tour ing ▁Company ▁purchased ▁Y os em ite ▁for ▁$ 7 0 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁and ▁paid ▁Beth le hem ▁Sh ip building ▁$ 3 5 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁modify ▁the ▁fer ry ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁Rio ▁de ▁la ▁Pl ata ▁under ▁its ▁own ▁power . ▁ ▁The ▁fer ry ▁was ▁renamed ▁Argentina ▁and ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁struct ural ▁rein for cement , ▁new ▁ke els , ▁additional ▁fuel ▁and ▁water ▁t anks , ▁a ▁radio