R.P. Rithet (sternwheeler)
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R.P. Rithet was a sternwheel steamer that operated in British Columbia from 1882 to 1917. The common name for this vessel was the Rithet. After 1909 this vessel was known as the Baramba.
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R.P. Rithet at Yale, BC on the Fraser River. | |
History | |
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Name | R.P. Rithet |
Port of registry | CAN #85316[1] |
Route | Fraser River, Strait of Georgia, Howe Sound |
Builder | Alexander Watson of Victoria |
Launched | April 20, 1882 |
Maiden voyage | June 10, 1882 |
Out of service | 1917 |
Fate | Converted to barge |
General characteristics | |
Type | inland passenger/freighter |
Tonnage | 817 gross tons; 686 registered tons |
Length | 177 ft (54 m) |
Beam | 33.6 ft (10 m) |
Depth | 8.5 ft (3 m) depth of hold |
Installed power | twin steam engines, horizontally mounted, 20" bore by 60" stroke, 250 indicated horsepower, built 1875 by Rishon Iron Works, San Francisco[1] |
Propulsion | sternwheel |
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