 The Beaver about 1870 |
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| Career (Canada) | |
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| Name: | Beaver |
| Laid down: | London, England |
| Launched: | 16 May 1836 |
| In service: | 1835-1888 |
| Fate: | Wrecked in 1888 in Burrard Inlet, Vancouver |
| General characteristics | |
| Length: | 100 ft 9 in (30. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap For other places with the same name see Burrard. Burrard Inlet is a relatively shallow-sided coastal Fjord in southwestern British Vancouver (vænˈkuːvɚ is a coastal 7 m) |
| Beam: | 20 ft (6. 1 m) |
| Draft: | 8 ft 6 in (2. 6 m) |
| Propulsion: | steam, paddlewheel |
| Notes: | Displacement=109 Tons |
The Beaver was the first steamship to operate in the Pacific Northwest of North America. A steamboat or steamship, sometimes called a steamer, is a ship in which the primary method of propulsion is steam power, typically driving a Propeller The Pacific Northwest is a region in the northwest of North America (the term refers to the land not the ocean Launched 16 May 1836, the Beaver was used to service trading posts maintained by the Hudson's Bay Company between Puget Sound and Alaska. Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Puget Sound (ˈpjuːʤᵻt is an arm of the Pacific Ocean, connected to the rest of the Pacific by the Strait of Juan de Fuca, in the Pacific Northwest Alaska ( Аляска Alyaska) is a state in the United States of America, in the northwest of the North American continent In 1862 she was chartered by the Royal Navy to survey and chart the coast of what is now the province of British Columbia. The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service) The provinces and territories of Canada combine to make up the world's second largest country in total area. British Columbia (ˌbrɪtɨʃ kəˈlʌmbiə ( BC) ( (la Colombie-Britannique C She was finally sold by the Hudson's Bay Company in 1874, and served until 25 July 1888 when she went aground on rocks at Prospect Point in Vancouver's Stanley Park. Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Prospect Point ( is a Headland on the west coast of Graham Land, nearly 2 nautical miles (3 Vancouver (vænˈkuːvɚ is a coastal Stanley Park is a 4049 hectare (1000 acre Urban park bordering downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The wreck finally sank in July 1892, but only after enterprising locals stripped much of the wreck for souvenirs. The Vancouver Maritime Museum houses a collection of Beaver remnants. The Vancouver Maritime Museum is a nautical Museum in Vancouver, Canada. The site of the sinking has been commemorated with a plaque.
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Statistics
- Power: 2 x 35hp (26 kW) Boulton & Watt steam engines driving two 13' (4m)- diameter paddlewheels
- Builder: Green, Wigram & Green, Blackwall Yard, London, England
See also
- William Henry McNeill
- Steamboats of the Columbia River
- List of steamboats on the Columbia River
- List of ships in British Columbia
Image Gallery
 The wreck of the Beaver |
 Plaque commemorating the Beaver in Stanley Park, Vancouver. The watt (symbol W) is the SI derived unit of power, equal to one Joule of energy per Second. Matthew Boulton ( September 3, 1728 &ndash 18 August 1809) was an English Manufacturer and Engineer. James Watt ( 19 January 1736 &ndash 25 August 1819 Boulton proved to be an excellent businessman and both men eventually made fortunes A steam engine is a Heat engine that performs Mechanical work using Steam as its Working fluid. A paddle steamer is a ship or boat driven by a Steam engine that uses one or more Paddle wheels to develop thrust for propulsion. William Henry McNeill ( 7 July 1803 &ndash September 4 1875) was best known for his 1830 expedition as the captain of the brig Llama This article concerns steamboats operating between Tri-Cities Washington and the Pacific Ocean This list summarizes basic characteristics of steamboats placed in service on the Columbia River and its tributaries The following is a list of vessels notable in the history of the Canadian province of British Columbia, including Spanish Russian American and other military vessels Stanley Park is a 4049 hectare (1000 acre Urban park bordering downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Vancouver (vænˈkuːvɚ is a coastal |
External links
- Horner, John B. (1921). Oregon: Her History, Her Great Men, Her Literature. The J. K. Gill Co. : Portland
- An article on the Beaver from the Vancouver Maritime Museum.
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