 The "Sophie C" is in length and was built by General Ship and Engine Works in East Boston, Massachusetts.She was christened "Sophie C" after Sophie Hedblom, wife of Carl Hedblom and mother of Byron Hedblom, owners of General Ship and Engine Works as well as the Winnipesaukee Steamship Corporation.The vessel was built to offer service on Lake Winnipesaukee while the M/V "Mount Washington" was out of commission due to the U.S. government having confiscated her engines for the war effort.