Sicamous (sternwheeler)

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Sicamous

SS Sicamous in Penticton
Career
Owner: Canadian Pacific Railway
Launched: 1914
Out of service: 1937
Status: Museum ship
General characteristics
Type: Sternwheeler
Tonnage: 1787 tons
Length: 200.5 ft (61.1 m)
Decks: 5

SS Sicamous is a large five decked sternwheeler built by the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) for Okanagan Lake service between the fruit communities of Penticton, and other towns of Kelowna and Vernon, British Columbia. Launched in 1914, Sicamous ran for many years connecting rail lines and areas. The vessel operated until 1937 and is currently beached as a part of a heritage shipyard operated by the Penticton Museum and Archives in Penticton. The vessel today is operated both as a museum and events and banquet facility.

History

Sicamous was one of three luxury-class liners operated by CPR, which was the main carrier on the lakes, providing freight and passenger connections between Penticton, on the Kettle Valley Railway (the Southern Mainline) and Okanagan Landing (Vernon) for connections to the CPR Mainline at Sicamous via the Shuswap and Okanagan Railway. Smaller launch-sized vessels such as SS Naramata, which is also beached at the same shipyard as Sicamous, provided passenger service to smaller settlements around the lake, as well as excursions for tourists. The other two luxury-class vessels were Aberdeen and Okanagan. The first-class saloon from the top aft deck of Okanagan is also preserved in the park and awaiting funds for restoration.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Penticton Museum displays, and heritage signs at the Okanagan Lake Heritage Shipyard on Okanagan Beach in Penticton.

External links

Coordinates: 49°30′07″N 119°36′39″W / 49.501873°N 119.610957°W / 49.501873; -119.610957

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