R.P. Rithet (sternwheeler)

	R.P. Rithet at Yale, BC on the Fraser River.
History
Name	R.P. Rithet
Port of registry	CAN #85316
Route	Fraser River, Strait of Georgia, Howe Sound
Builder	Alexander Watson of Victoria
Launched	April 20, 1882
Maiden voyage	June 10, 1882
Out of service	1917
Fate	Converted to barge
General characteristics
Type	inland passenger/freighter
Tonnage	817 gross tons; 686 registered tons
Length	177 ft (54 m)
Beam	33.6 ft (10 m)
Depth	8.5 ft (3 m) depth of hold
Installed power	twin steam engines, horizontally mounted, 20" bore by 60" stroke, 250 indicated horsepower, built 1875 by Rishon Iron Works, San Francisco
Propulsion	sternwheel

R.P. Rithet was a sternwheel steamer that operated in British Columbia from 1882 to 1917. The common name for this vessel was the Rithet. After 1909 this vessel was known as the Baramba.

^ ^a ^b Affleck, Edward L., A Century of Paddlewheelers in the Pacific Northwest, the Yukon, and Alaska, Alexander Nicholls Press, Vancouver, BC 2000 ISBN 0-920034-08-X

[Affleck-1] Affleck, Edward L., A Century of Paddlewheelers in the Pacific Northwest, the Yukon, and Alaska, Alexander Nicholls Press, Vancouver, BC 2000 ISBN 0-920034-08-X

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History
R.P. Rithet at Yale, BC on the Fraser River.
Name	R.P. Rithet
Port of registry	CAN #85316^[1]
Route	Fraser River, Strait of Georgia, Howe Sound
Builder	Alexander Watson of Victoria
Launched	April 20, 1882
Maiden voyage	June 10, 1882
Out of service	1917
Fate	Converted to barge
General characteristics
Type	inland passenger/freighter
Tonnage	817 gross tons; 686 registered tons
Length	177 ft (54 m)
Beam	33.6 ft (10 m)
Depth	8.5 ft (3 m) depth of hold
Installed power	twin steam engines, horizontally mounted, 20" bore by 60" stroke, 250 indicated horsepower, built 1875 by Rishon Iron Works, San Francisco^[1]
Propulsion	sternwheel