Nakusp (sternwheeler)

Nakusp[1][2][3]
History
Canada
OwnerColumbia and Kootenay Steam Navigation Company
BuilderThomas J. Bulger
LaunchedJuly 1, 1895
Maiden voyagelate August 1895
In service1895
Out of service1897
IdentificationCAN 103302
FateDestroyed by fire, December 23, 1897 at Arrowhead, BC
General characteristics
TypeInland shallow draft passenger/freighter
Tonnage1083 gross; 832 registered
Length171 ft (52 m)
Beam33.5 ft (10 m)
Depth6.3 ft (2 m) depth of hold
Installed powertwin steam engines, single-cylinder, horizontally mounting, 20" bore by 72" stroke, 26.6 horsepower nominal, manufactured by Iowa Iron Works, Dubuque, Iowa
Propulsionsternwheeler
Notesnear sistership to Kootenay

The Nakusp was a sternwheel steamboat that operated from 1895 to 1897 on the Arrow Lakes of British Columbia.

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  2. ^ Downs, Art, Paddlewheels on the Frontier --The Story of British Columbia and Yukon Sternwheel Steamers, at 122-123, and 125, Superior Publishing, Seattle, WA 1972
  3. ^ Turner, Robert D., Sternwheelers and Steam Tugs -- An Illustrated History of the Canadian Pacific Railway's British Columbia Lake and River Service, 34, 35-37, 38, 55, 56, 61-64, 67, 99, 107, Sono Nis Press, Victoria, BC 1984 ISBN 0-919203-15-9