Hyak (sternwheeler)
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Hyak was a sternwheel steamboat that operated in British Columbia on the Columbia River from 1892 to 1906. Hyak should not be confused with the Puget Sound propeller-driven steamboat also named Hyak. The name means "swift" or "fast" in the Chinook Jargon.
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Waterfront at Golden, British Columbia. Smaller steamer on left may be Hyak. Large steamer on right is probably Duchess | |
History | |
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United States | |
Name | Hyak (CAN #100687[1]) |
Owner | Upper Columbia Navig. & Tramway Co.; Columbia River Lumber Co. |
Operator | Frank P. Armstrong |
Port of registry | Golden, BC |
Route | Inland British Columbia on the Columbia River in the Columbia Valley |
Launched | 1892 at Golden, BC |
Fate | Removed from service, 1906 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Inland passenger/freighter |
Tonnage | 39 gross tons; 24.6 registered tons |
Length | 81 ft (25 m) |
Beam | 11.2 ft (3 m) |
Depth | 3.9 ft (1 m) depth of hold |
Installed power | twin steam engines, horizontally mounted, 6" bore by 24" stroke, 2.4 nominal horsepower, manufactured 1892 Jencks Machine Co., Sherbrooke, Que. |
Propulsion | sternwheel |
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