Gwendoline (sternwheeler)
Gwendoline was a sternwheel steamer that operated on the Kootenay River in British Columbia and northwestern Montana from 1893 to 1899. The vessel was also operated briefly on the Columbia River in the Columbia Valley.
Gwendoline on the Columbia River ca 1894 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Canada | |
| Name | Gwendoline (CAN #100805) |
| Owner | Upper Columbia Navigation & Tramway Co. |
| Route | Kootenay River in Montana and British Columbia; Columbia River in the Columbia Valley of British Columbia |
| Builder | Frank P. Armstrong |
| Launched | 1893, at Wasa, BC |
| Fate | Fell off flat car into canyon during rail transport in June 1898 and destroyed |
| Notes | Wrecked in Jennings Canyon in May 1897 collision with Ruth but returned to service. |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | inland passenger/freighter |
| Tonnage | 91 gross tons; 57 registered tons |
| Length | initial:63.5 ft (19 m); as rebuilt:98 ft (30 m) |
| Beam | 19 ft (6 m) |
| Depth | 3.2 ft (1 m) depth of hold |
| Installed power | twin steam engines, horizontally mounted, 8" bore by 36" stroke, 4.3 nominal horsepower, manufactured by R. McCrae, of Tilsonburgh, Ont. |
| Propulsion | sternwheel |
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