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This passenger/freight vessel was built in 1861 by Trahey, James W. in Victoria.
Historical Notes
This vessel was launched on May 7, 1861. This vessel was capable of carrying 4 passengers and 20 tons of freight.
In 1864-1865 this vessel worked on the Skeena River and was chartered by the Collins Overland Telegraph.
Owners & Masters
In 1861 she was owned by the Yale Steam Navigation Co., Victoria BC Canada. The company went into liquidation.
She was re-launched as the Union owned by Gustavus Wright and Uriah Nelson & Co.
Masters
Captain W.G. Doane
References
- Hacking, Norman R. Steamboating on the Fraser in the Sixties (in British Columbia Historical Quarterly Vol. X No.1 January 1946)
- Affleck, Edward L. (2000)
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