Maritime History of the Great Lakes

La France (1902)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
La France
Year of Build:
1902
Official Number:
107866
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Lake Lebarge, Yukon
Power
Propulsion:
Sternwheel
Hull Dimensions
Tonnage (gross):
201
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Lake Lebarge, Yukon, Canada
How:
Wrecked and Burnt
History
Chronology:

100x19x3 Owned by R. W. Calderhead, Dawson, Yukon. Built by E. J. Smyth, Lake Lebarge and launched 16/05/02. Engine 12x48 by Albion Iron Works, Victoria, from "Ora". Sternwheel. First trip made almost immediately after launching with incomplete deckhouses and temporary stack. Went 350 miles up Pelly River early August 1902. (amazing!) Wrecked 21/05/11 Lake Lebarge, wreck burned next day.

Contact
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Maritime History of the Great Lakes
Email:walter@maritimehistoryofthegreatlakes.ca
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La France (1902)