1892-1902

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• In 1892, founder Thomas Crowley purchased one 18-foot Whitehall boat to provide transportation of personnel and stores to ships anchored on San Francisco Bay
• In a few years the one Whitehall was joined by two others serving the Bay 24-hours a day
• In the mid-1890s the business was incorporated under the name Thomas Crowley and Brothers
• Crowley purchased his first 36-foot motor launch vessel shortly followed by a second 45-foot vessel, then a third 28-footer
• Within a few years, services broadened to include bay towing and ship-assist services