Ship Details

Zealandian

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Photo Credit: Glenbow Archive Charles Nourse Fonds CU1157406

 
 
Registry #1 107830 (Canada) Registry #2 Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1900 Reaper (I) Name 6
Name 2 1900 Zealandian Name 7
Name 3 Name 8
Name 4 Name 9
Name 5 Name 10
 
Year Built 1900 Place Lake Bennett Area BC Country Canada
 
Designer (nk) Measurement (imp) 102' x 23' x 5'
Builder Watson, Alexander Measurement (metric) ?m x ?m x ?m
Hull Wood Displacement
Gross Tonnage 179.82 Type 1 Passenger/Freight Vessel
Registered Tonnage 141.18 Type 2
Engine 2-6.6hp horizontal high pressure 10" x 48" cylinder steam engines Engine Manufacture Sumner Iron Works, Everett WA USA
Repower Propulsion Sternwheeler
Rebuilds Call Sign
Pendant  # Masters
 
Owner(s)
In 1900-1901 she was owned by the Canadian Development Co. Ltd. Victoria BC Canada. In 1901-1931 she was owned by the British Yukon Navigation Co., Vancouver BC Canada.
 
Fate Registry closed Date 1931-00-00
 
Named Features
Significance of Name
 
Anecdotes
This vessel operated on the Whitehorse-Dawson route. In 1905 this vessel was retired. This vessel was broken up in 1931. (My thanks to nautical historian George Duddy for solving the issues of the conflation of this vessel with that of the Zealandia on 28/05/2025)
 
References
Canada List of Shipping (1918); Affleck, Edward L. (2000); https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Home/Record?app=fonandcol&IdNumber=5530429&q_type_1=q&q_1=ship%20registration%20107830&ecopy=e011446336_468 (website viewed 02/05/2025); https://digitalcollections.ucalgary.ca/asset-management/2R3BF1F1QO5Q?WS=SearchResults&Flat=FP&FR_=1&W=1901&H=949 (website viewed 29/05/2025);
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