Thea Foss was the real-life person on which the famed "Tugboat Annie " series was based on. Her son, Henry Foss, was a civic leader in Tacoma, Washington, USA.

Thea Foss was the name given eventually to the USS Amber (PYc-6), which had served as a patrol vessel in WWII.

External links

• http://www.foss.com/history.htm
• http://www.tacoma.k12.wa.us/schools/hs/foss/aboutfoss/HenryFoss.htm