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| has gloss | eng: | |} The steamboat Triton was a vessel that operated on Lake Washington in the first part of the 20th Century. Construction Triton was built in 1909 at the Anderson shipyard on the eastern shore of Lake Washington at Houghton. She was 78 feet long and rated at 49 tons. Triton was built by Captain John Anderson to join his fleet of steamboats on Lake Washington, operating under the name of the Anderson Steamboat Company. “Triton” was the Roman name a god reputed to be the son of Poseidon who was called the “messenger of the deep". Captain Anderson named his vessels after classical gods, starting with Xanthus and Cyrene. Triton was similar in appearance to Aquilo, built about the same time by Anderson. |
| lexicalization | eng: Triton |
| instance of | (noun) a craft designed for water transportation watercraft, vessel |
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| media:img | Triton steamboat ca 1911.jpg |
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