Veteran

The Skansie purse seiner Veteran, launched in 1927, is a beautifully restored sample of one of the most recognized and significant vessel designs to have originated from Gig Harbor. One of over 100 purse seiners constructed during the 1920s and 1930s at the Skansie Ship Building Company, Veteran and her sister ships were widely recognized as the state-of-the-art purse seiners of their day well known from Monterey, California to the waters of Alaska. Veteran and sister ship Avalon were retained and operated by the Skansie family which, like many Gig Harbor pioneer families, commercially fished for salmon and bottom fish in the waters of Washington State and beyond. The Veteran has been carefully maintained to preserve the original design and character and is still able to participate in today’s commercial salmon fishery. Nick Fahey, who lovingly restored the boat, donated Veteran to the Gig Harbor BoatShop in 2017.