Private company

Puget Sound Navigation Company

Steamboat and ferry company, founded 1898

The Puget Sound Navigation Company (PSNC) was founded by Charles E. Peabody in 1898. Today the company operates an international passenger and vehicle ferry service between Port Angeles, Washington, United States and Victoria, British Columbia, Canada on the MV Coho, through its operating company, Black Ball Ferry Line.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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MV COHO
Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Webber assumed (based on copyright claims)., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

The Puget Sound Navigation Company (PSNC) was founded by Charles E. Peabody in 1898. Today the company operates an international passenger and vehicle ferry service between Port Angeles, Washington, United States and Victoria, British Columbia, Canada on the MV Coho, through its operating company, Black Ball Ferry Line.2

Timeline

  1. 1898Founded Founded1