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Alice Sprague If you have images associated with this Vessel, please contact us at admin@nauticapedia.ca

 

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

 

Name 1	1886	Alice Sprague	Name 6
Name 2			Name 7
Name 3			Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1886	Place	Selkirk	Area	MB	Country	Canada

 

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	? x ? x ?
Builder	Kilpatrick, David	Measurement (metric)	?m x ?m x ?m
Hull	Wood	Displacement
Gross Tonnage		Type 1	Passenger/Freight Vessel
Registered Tonnage		Type 2
Engine	steam engine	Engine Manufacture	(nk)
Repower		Propulsion	Sidewheeler
Rebuilds		Call Sign
Pendant  #		Masters

 

Owner(s)
In 1886 she was owned by the Sprague Lumber Company.

 

Fate	Registry closed	Date	0000-00-00

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes

Nathan Kramer states "This steamship carried excursionists from Winnipeg to destinations downstream, including Selkirk and into Lake Winnipeg, when water levels remained sufficient. In 1888, a mid-June advertisement claims the steamer, under the charter of the Winnipeg & Western Transportation Company, was to serve as a passenger and freight express for a round trip of the Saskatchewan River from Winnipeg to Edmonton (Alberta) via the Saskatchewan River, with ports of call along the way to include Prince Albert and Battleford. Whether or not the voyage ever took place remains in doubt. Beyond regular excursion trips, the Alice Sprague saw routine use as a freighter, hauling logs and lumber for the Sprague Lumber Company. This vessel was reportedly wrecked, though details surrouding this fate have not been found. In December 1896, this vessel was stricken from the federal registry."

 

References
http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/steamboats/index.shtml; Nathan Kramer (Email to Nauticapedia 03/12/2020);
Last update
2020-06-19 00:00:00
Record Creator
John M. MacFarlane (2020);
Record Updater
John M. MacFarlane (2020);

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