BC Express (sternwheeler)
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The BC Express was a stern wheel paddle steamer (sternwheeler) that operated on the Fraser River in British Columbia, Canada, from 1912 to 1919. The BC Express was built for the BC Express Company by Alexander Watson, Jr to work on the upper Fraser River between Tête Jaune Cache and Fort George during the busy years of Grand Trunk Pacific Railway construction. The BC Express Company hired Captain Joseph Bucey, an experienced Skeena River pilot, to be her master.
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Name | BC Express |
Laid down | 1912 in Soda Creek |
Launched | June 24, 1912 at Soda Creek |
In service | 1912–1920 |
Fate | Retired |
Notes | Captain Joseph Bucey |
General characteristics | |
Length | 121.3 feet (37 m) |
Beam | 27.9 feet (8.5 m) |
Notes | No.130883 |
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