Capilano (steamboat) explained

Capilano was a steamship built in 1920 in British Columbia, which served until 1949.

Design and construction

Capilano was built in 1920 at the BC Marine Ways for the Union Steamship Company. The triple expansion steam engine for the Capilano came from the Puget Sound steamer Washington, and was rated at . Union Steamship had acquired the assets of the All Day Line, which included a steamboat route from Vancouver to Selma Park, British Columbia. (Selma Park is now a neighborhood of Sechelt, BC.) Capilano was built for this route.

Capilano was built of wood, and was 135feet long with a beam of 20feet and 8feet depth of hold.^[1] The ship had a speed of 14.5kn.

Operations

Capilano operated on a route running along the Sunshine Coast of mainland British Columbia.

Disposition

Capilano was withdrawn from service in 1949.

References

• Book: Newell . Gordon R . 1966 . H.W. McCurdy Marine History of the Pacific Northwest . Seattle . Superior Publishing.
• Pacific Marine Review . The National Magazine of Shipping . San Francisco . JS Hines for the Pacific American Steamship Association . 1922 . 19 . 22 . 2011-06-18 . .

Further reading

• Book: Rushton, Gerald A . 1974 . Whistle up the Inlet – The Union Steamship Story . registration . J.J. Douglas .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Registered Canadian Steamships 1817-1930 over 75 feet . The New Mills' List . 2011-11-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111003231528/http://db.library.queensu.ca/marmus/mills/index.html . 2011-10-03 .