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Quesnel (sternwheeler)
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Quesnel was a sternwheeler first launched in May 1909 at Quesnel, British Columbia to serve the Soda Creek to Fort George route of the upper Fraser River.[1]
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Name | Quesnel |
Builder | John Strand and Donald McPhee |
Laid down | 1909 |
Launched | May 1909 as City of Quesnel relaunched September 2, 1909 as Quesnel at Quesnel, British Columbia |
In service | 1909-1921 |
Fate | Wrecked at Fort George Canyon in 1921 |
Notes | Captain Donald Arthur Foster |
General characteristics | |
Length | 70 ft (21.3 m) |
Beam | 16.2 ft (4.9 m) |
Notes | No. 126245 |
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