Sicamous (sternwheeler)

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Sicamous

SS Sicamous in Penticton
History
Canada
Owner	S.S. Sicamous Restoration Society
Operator	Canadian Pacific Railway
Port of registry	Victoria, No. 134726:56
Route	Penticton to Okanagan Landing
Cost	$180,000.00
Launched	1914
Maiden voyage	19 May 1914
In service	1914-1937
Out of service	1937
Fate	Docked and restored as a museum
Status	Museum ship
General characteristics
Type	Sternwheeler
Tonnage	1787 tons
Length	200.5 ft (61.1 m)
Decks	5

SS Sicamous is a large, four-decked sternwheeler commissioned by the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) and was built by the Western Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company for Okanagan Lake service between the fruit communities of Penticton, and other towns of Kelowna and Vernon, British Columbia. The vessel launched in 1914 and operated until 1937, and it is currently beached as a part of a heritage park cared for by the S.S. Sicamous Marine Heritage Society in Penticton. The vessel today is operated both as a museum, restoration site, and a facility for special events.