Let’s remember when the Kalakala rammed into a barge near Bremerton, on this day in 1943 (August 16)

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The Kalakala Ferry, bless its poor little heart, rammed itself into a barge off of Glover Point, near Bremerton, 76 years ago today.

HistoryLink has all the details, and by which I mean “there aren’t many”:

On August 16, 1943, the Kalakala rams a barge off Glover Point near Bremerton. Two railroad cars on board are knocked into the water, yet the Kalakala is barely damaged.

This retrospective on the ferry from the News Tribune also notes “1943: The KALAKALA rams a barge off Glover Point, knocking two railroad cars into Puget Sound. The KALAKALA is barely damaged — and found not to be at fault.”

Cool.

For more reading:

Kalakala - presented by TacomaScene.com ~ MV KALAKALA and her return to Puget Sound

Ferry Kalakala rams a barge near Bremerton on August 16, 1943.