Ship Details
Selkirk (II) Photo Credit: NWM Archives IHP2869

 

Registry #1	103299 (Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1895	Selkirk (II)	Name 6
Name 2			Name 7
Name 3			Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1895	Place	Kamloops	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	62.0' x 11.2' x 3.6'
Builder	Watson, Alexander	Measurement (metric)	?m x ?m x ?m
Hull	Wood	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	58	Type 1	Passenger Vessel
Registered Tonnage	37	Type 2
Engine	steam engine (1895)	Engine Manufacture	(nk)
Repower	Repowered with a gasoline engine	Propulsion	Sternwheeler
Rebuilds		Call Sign
Pendant  #		Masters	Captain E.N. Russell (1916);

 

Owner(s)
In 1895-1901 she was owned by Harold E. Forster, Kamloops BC, for Knips Lake service. She was transferred in 1899 to Golden BC for Harold E. Forster. In 1910 she was owned by Harold E. Forester, Kamloops BC Canada. In 1916 she was owned by Captain E.N. Russell.

 

Fate	Registry closed	Date	1917-00-00

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes
This vessel worked on the North Thompson River. In 1898 this vesselcapsized and was salvaged. In 1898 this vessel was partially dismantled and shipped by rail to Golden for Kootenay service.

 

References
Canada List of Shipping (1898); Affleck, Edward L. (2000); Bawlf, M. (1973)
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