Ship Details

St. Charles (I)

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Registry #1 (Canada) Registry #2 Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1903 St. Charles (I) Name 6
Name 2 Name 7
Name 3 Name 8
Name 4 Name 9
Name 5 Name 10
 
Year Built 1903 Place Dunvegan Area AB Country Canada
 
Designer (nk) Measurement (imp) 67' x 12' x ?
Builder (nk) Measurement (metric) ?m x ?m x ?m
Hull Wood Displacement
Gross Tonnage 28.79 Type 1 Mission Boat
Registered Tonnage 19.5 Type 2
Engine steam engine Engine Manufacture (nk)
Repower Propulsion Sternwheeler
Rebuilds Call Sign
Pendant  # Masters
 
Owner(s)
In 1903 she was owned by Bishop Emile Grouard, Vicar Apostolic and Bishop of Athabasca. She was a Roman Catholic Church mission boat in Peace River service as far as Hudson's Hope BC Canada. In 1911 she was sold to Lawrence & Ford.
 
Fate Registry closed Date 1917-00-00
 
Named Features
Significance of Name
 
Anecdotes
This vessel was the first steamship on the upper Peace River. In 1915 this vessel was grounded during freeze-up. The Peace River Record 29/04/1915 repported that "Grounded on a bar in the river during freeze up, was thrown high and dry on the bank when the ice went out and is undamaged." this vessel was dismantled 1916-1917.
 
References
Affleck, Edward L. in BC Historical News Winter 1999/2000;
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