Capilano in Vancouver Harbor, 1925, backing away from a landing.
History
Name	Capilano
Owner	Union Steamship Co of BC
Route	coastal British Columbia
Builder	BC Marine Ways
In service	1920
Out of service	1949
Identification	Canada registry #141709
Fate	Dismantled
General characteristics
Type	coastal steamship
Tonnage	374 gross register tons
Length	135 ft (41 m)
Beam	20 ft (6 m)
Depth	8 ft (2 m) depth of hold
Installed power	triple expansion steam engine, 750 hp (560 kW)
Speed	14.5 knots (27 km/h)

Capilano was a steamship 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 750 horsepower (560 kW). ^[1] Union Steamship had acquired the assets of the All Day Line, which included a steamboat route from Vancouver to Selma Park, British Columbia. ^[2] (Selma Park is now a neighborhood of Sechelt, BC.) Capilano was built for this route.

Capilano was built of wood, and was 135 feet (41 m) long with a beam of 20 feet (6.1 m) and 8-foot (2.4 m) depth of hold. ^{[3] [4]} The ship had a speed of 14.5 knots (27 km/h). ^[5]

Operations

Capilano operated on a route running along the Sunshine Coast of mainland British Columbia.

Disposition

Capilano was withdrawn from service in 1949. ^[6]

Notes

References

• Newell, Gordon R, ed. (1966). H.W. McCurdy Marine History of the Pacific Northwest. Seattle: Superior Publishing.
• "Pacific Marine Review". The National Magazine of Shipping. 19. San Francisco: JS Hines for the Pacific American Steamship Association: 22. 1922. Retrieved 2011-06-18.

Further reading

• Rushton, Gerald A (1974). Whistle up the Inlet – The Union Steamship Story. J.J. Douglas.