&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:International_at_Kaslo_Bay.jpg) International at Kaslo Bay.
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | International |
| Owner | International Navigation & Trading Co.1896-1898; Kootenay Railway and Navigation Co.1898-1911 |
| Route | Kootenay Lake |
| Builder | James Carson |
| In service | 1896 |
| Out of service | 1908 |
| Identification | Canada 103489 |
| Fate | Taken out of service in 1908; sold for use as a floating hotel in 1912; lay derelict until 1952 when destroyed by fire. |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Inland passenger/freighter |
| Tonnage | 526 GT; 281 NT |
| Length | 142 ft (43.28 m) |
| Beam | 24.9 ft (7.59 m) |
| Draft | 3.5 ft (1.07 m) |
| Depth | 5.6 ft (1.71 m) depth of hold |
| Installed power | twin high pressure steam engines, horizontally mounted: cylinder bore 16 in (41 cm); stroke 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) |
| Propulsion | stern-wheel |
| Speed | 15 miles (24 km) per hour (max) |
International was a stern-wheel driven steam boat that operated on Kootenay Lake in British Columbia from 1896 to 1908. International was owned by a Canadian subsidiary of the Great Northern Railway and was involved in sharp competition, including steamboat racing, with similar vessels owned by the Canadian Pacific Railway.