Ship Details
Omenica (I) Photo Credit: Libraries and Archives Canada (LAC)

 

Registry #1	126248 (Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1909	Omenica (I)	Name 6
Name 2			Name 7
Name 3			Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1909	Place	Victoria	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	137.5' x 31.4' x 5.1'
Builder	Watson, Alex (Jr.)	Measurement (metric)	?m x ?m x ?m
Hull	Wood	Displacement	583
Gross Tonnage	168	Type 1	Passenger/Freight Vessel
Registered Tonnage		Type 2
Engine	2-horizontal h.p. cylinders 16" x 72" 17nhp steam engine (1891)	Engine Manufacture	Albion Iron Works, Victoria BC
Repower		Propulsion	Sternwheeler
Rebuilds		Call Sign
Pendant  #		Masters

 

Owner(s)
In 1909-1915 she was owned by John William Stewart, Vancouver BC (Foley, Welch & Stewart contractors to GTP). In 1915 she was owned by the Alaskan Engineering Commission. In 1923-1930 she was owned by the Alaskan Rail Road.

 

Fate	Registry closed	Date	1930-00-00

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes

Her engines came from the Caledonia (#107145). On November 8, 1909 this vessel was wrecked in the Skeena River when this vessel was ascending with supplies for Duncan Ross' construction camp at Hazelton BC. This vessel had been lining over a particularly bad section of rapids when the cable parted and the bow swung out into the main current and this vessel was driven on the rocks at full speed. The cargo was salvaged and the passengers put ashore and walked the 15 miles to Hazelton. The steamer Distributor gave aid and this vessel was left for the winter. this vessel was later used on the Susitna River and on Cook Inlet during construction of the US Government Rail Road. In 1930 this vessel was laid up.

 

References
Canada List of Shipping; Affleck, Edward L. (2000); The Province (Vancouver BC) November 8 1909;
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