Leschi was a steam ferry that operated on Lake Washington from 1913 to 1950, and afterwards on Puget Sound until 1967.

The first ship ever commissioned by the Seattle Port Commission, and the first automobile ferry in Western Washington,[1] Leschi was originally built as a side-wheel ferry by the Seattle firm of J. F. Duthie & Company.

Once the hull was complete, it was disassembled and transported to Rainier Beach on Lake Washington.

Once there, the hull was reassembled by J.F Dulthie, the machinery was installed, and the upper works (these were of wood) were constructed.

In 1969, at a cost of $200,000, Leschi was refitted at the Ballard Marine Center to serve as a cannery.