''Capilano'' was a
steamship
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built in 1920 in
British Columbia, which served until 1949.
Design and construction
''Capilano'' was built in 1920 at the
BC Marine Ways for the
Union Steamship Company. The
triple expansion steam engine for the ''Capilano'' came from the
Puget Sound steamer ''Washington'', and was rated at . Union Steamship had acquired the assets of the All Day Line, which included a steamboat route from
Vancouver to Selma Park, British Columbia. (Selma Park is now a neighborhood of
Sechelt, BC
Sechelt (, Shishalh language chat'lich) is a district municipality located on the lower Sunshine Coast of British Columbia. Approximately 50 km northwest of Vancouver, it is accessible from mainland British Columbia by a 40-minute ferry tr ...
.) ''Capilano'' was built for this route.
''Capilano'' was built of wood, and was long with a beam of and depth of hold.
The ship had a speed of .
Operations
''Capilano'' operated on a route running along the
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of mainland British Columbia.
Disposition
''Capilano'' was withdrawn from service in 1949.
Notes
References
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Further reading
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{{Steamboats British Columbia
1920 ships
Steamboats of British Columbia
Union Steamship Company of British Columbia