Lotus
Type: Ships
Owner: MV Lotus Heritage Foundation
Phone: 360-643-3302
Designation*: NR
Built: 1909
Location: Lower Hadlock Rd and N. Water St., Port Townsend
Map and directions (Courtesy Google Maps)
Hours: Contact owner
Admission: Contact owner

*DOE=Designated eligible; NR=National Register of Historic Places; NHL=National Historic Landmark; WHR=Washington Heritage Register; City=Local city; County=Local county; N/A=Not applicable

Comments from site users
9/17/2007 5 out of 5
Beautiful historic ship

The houseboat cruiser Lotus was built in 1909 for Maurice McMicken of Olympia, an attorney who was legal counsel for the Washington State legislature. He was also publisher of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer newspaper. The Lotus was designed to cruise Puget Sound and the Inside Passage of British Columbia by naval architects Lee & Brinton. It was constructed in the Sloan Yard of Seattle.

The 102-ton vessel is 92 feet long with a beam of 18 feet and a draft of 5.5 feet. The interior and the main cabin features beautifully maintained woodwork. The personal writing desk holds original china and crystal with the Lotus insignia. The owners recently established the MV Lotus Foundation to preserve the boat’s heritage. The vessel is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.