Florence K was built at Tacoma, Washington in 1903 for E.L. "Cap" Franks and his associates who were doing business as Eagle Harbor Transportation Co.[2][5] Among the principals of the company was Capt.

[7] Inspectors strictly counted the total numbers of persons boarded on each vessel, and gave notice that there would be no more remissions of fines for equipment defects.

Forty-five people drowned, and the Dix sinking remains one of the worst transportation disasters in the history of the state of Washington.

Crosby was then engaged in a rate war with the powerful Puget Sound Navigation and Kitsap County Transportation companies.

PSN and KCTC then went to the Public Utilities Commission, and were able to force Crosby to raise his rates to 85 cents one way, and $1.50 round trip.

On December 4, 1926, Beeline was shifted over to the route from Everett to Langley, replacing the ferry Whidby, which was transferred to the run between Mukilteo and Clinton.

"[10] In 1937, Beeline was one of the five remaining wooden-hulled vessels of the Puget Sound Mosquito Fleet, the others being Virginia V, Manitou, Sightseer and Arcadia.

Nordstrom had a contract from the Works Progress Administration to prepare maritime records for the Historic American Register and Building Survey.