List of steamboats on the Yukon River
This is a list of steamboats on the Yukon River. Please see Steamboats of the Yukon River for historical context.
White Pass & Yukon Route vessels
Name | Registry | Year Built | Where Built | Builder | Volume | Hull Length | Remarks |
C. H. Bradley | U.S.A. #127254 | 1898 | Ballard, Washington | Dusty Diamond Corp. | 29 | 70 feet | Originally owned by the Dusty Diamond Corp. At Fish River, Alaska during winter of 1898-1899. Sold to Alaska Exploration Co. in 1899. Transferred to Northern Navigation Co. in 1901. Wrecked at St. Michael, Alaska in 1904. Acquired by WP&YR in 1914. Not used under WP&YR ownership. Abandoned across the bay from St. Michael in 1915. - If Mr. Bradley was from the same city as the Dusty Diamond Corp., then he would have been Charles Hodgson Bradley, Chief Clerk of the Cook County Circuit Court, and a prominent city politician. |
Meteor | U.S.A. #93031 | 1900 | San Francisco, California | United Engineering Works | 68 | 76 feet | Originally owned by Alaska Exploration Co. Transferred to Northern Navigation Co. in 1901. Acquired by WP&YR in 1914. Sold Frank P. Williams in 1923. Converted to Diesel power and enlarged from 68 to 83 gross tons in 1934. Williams died in 1952. Meteor resold to Patrick E. Stoppleman in 1957. Resold to Gulf Navigation & Towing, Ltd. in 1962. Stranded at Coal Harbor, Unga Island, Alaska in 1963. |
Omega | Canada #107932 | 1900 | Bennett, British Columbia | Pacific Contract Co. for WP&YR | 127 | 99 feet | Used during railroad construction. Broken up in 1901. |
Tasmanian | Canada #111786 | 1899 | Chiswick, United Kingdom ; Bennett, British Columbia | John I. Thornycroft & Co. ; Canadian Development Co. | 21 | 64 feet | Originally owned by Canadian Development. Acquired by WP&YR in 1901. Used as a launch. Last used by WP&YR in 1901. Sold to Eliza E. Wallace in 1904. Resold to George A. Huff in 1906. Resold to British Columbia Steamship Co. in 1910. Resold to Victor Jacobson in 1911. Resold to Leopold A. Bernays in 1912. Retired in 1940. - Most likely, named for the Beaconsfield, Tasmania gold rush of 1877. |
Torpedo Catcher | - | 1899 | Bennett, British Columbia | Pacific Contract Co. for WP&YR | Used during railroad construction for transporting goods from Bennett to Carcross. Broken up in 1901. Triple screw propeller system with upright boilers. Built like a big skiff using some parts that miners abandoned. Poor quality. To show the rear, as it was rectangular, the builder wrote "stern" on one end randomly. - Torpedo catcher is a reference to the slow speed of the boat. | ||
Proposed Steam Scow | - | proposed for 1900 | ........ | ........ | ........ | ........ | Ordered to be built by Pacific Contract Co. No further evidence of the existence of this boat. |
Name | Registry | Year Built | Where Built | Builder | Volume | Hull Length | Remarks |
Anna | - | 1913 | 41 feet | Acquired by WP&YR in 1922. Sold by WP&YR in 1923. | |||
Brandt | - | 1929 | Vancouver, British Columbia | Turner Boat Works | 35 feet | Built for WP&YR. Exploded at Indian Point, British Columbia in 1947. | |
Dodo | - | 1917 | Built for WP&YR. Used by WP&YR Mail Service Department until 1925. Last used by WP&YR in 1926. Sold in 1939. | ||||
Donjek | - | by 1915 | Acquired by WP&YR in 1915. Sold to George Turner in 1923. - Donjek was derived from a Northern Tutchone phrase, which means silverberry. | ||||
Falcon | - | 1908 | Whitehorse, Yukon | WP&YR | Used by WP&YR Mail Service Department. Gone in 1918. | ||
Hawk | - | 1919 | Whitehorse, Yukon | WP&YR | Wrecked in 1921. Abandoned in 1922. | ||
Hazel B | - | 1914 | Lake Laberge, Yukon | Side Streams Navigation Co. | 15 | 43 feet | Originally owned by Side Streams Navigation Co. Acquired by WP&YR in 1916. Wrecked by ice in 1944. - Named for Hazel Barrington, wife of SSN Co. president, Capt. Sydney C. Barrington. |
Keno Work Boat | - | 1948 | Built for WP&YR. Last used by WP&YR in 1950. Gone between 1950 & 1958. - Keno was derived from a French term which means five winning numbers; a game of chance. The boat was ultimately named for the Keno claim, staked in 1919 by Alfred Kirk Schellinger. | ||||
Kotlik | - | 1916 | Seattle, Washington | Built for WP&YR. Last used by WP&YR in 1922. Sold by WP&YR in 1924. - Kotlik was derived from Yup’ik metaphor, which literally means a pair of pants, and figuratively refers to a fork in the river. | |||
Loon | 1922 | Whitehorse, Yukon | WP&YR | 30 | 54 feet | Last used by WP&YR in 1951. Transferred to Canadian Park Service in 1998. Transferred to Marc Johnson in 2005. Transferred to Silver Trail Tourism Assn. in 2006. If restored, it would be one of only two former WP&YR vessels in operation. | |
Norgold | - | 1934 | Vancouver, British Columbia | Boeing Aircraft of Canada, Ltd. | 6 | 29 feet | Originally owned by Norgold Mines, Ltd. Sold to Bobjo Mines in 1935. Acquired by WP&YR in 1937. Last used by WP&YR in 1950. Sold to A. E. Prince about 1952. Transferred to Canadian Park Service by 1998. Hull is hopelessly rotted. - Named after Norgold Mines, Ltd. |
Olof Splegatus | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | See, Splegatus. |
Pelican | - | 1908 | Morris Heights, New York | Charles L. Seabury & Co. | 32 feet | Originally owned by the Episcopal Church. Used by Ven. Hudson Stuck. Acquired by WP&YR in 1919. Used by WP&YR Mail Service Department in 1924. Last used in 1924. Abandoned at Yukon Dam in 1942. | |
Pete | - | by 1948 | Acquired by WP&YR in 1948. Last used by WP&YR in 1951. Gone between 1950 & 1955. | ||||
Pilot No. 2 | - | 1913 | 18 | 30 feet | Originally owned by Northern Commercial Co. Acquired by WP&YR in 1914. Last used by WP&YR in 1924. Abandoned at Dawson City, Yukon in 1942. | ||
Rapid | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | See, Teal. |
Relief | - | 1903 | St. Michael, Alaska | Northern Commercial Co. | 35 feet | Originally owned by Northern Commercial. Acquired by WP&YR from Northern Commercial Co. in 1918. Sold back to Northern Commercial in 1923. | |
Sea Sled | - | 1928 | Seattle, Washington | Pacific Marine | Originally owned by WP&YR. Last used by WP&YR in 1933. Engine removed in 1940. Remainder of boat sold in 1945. | ||
Shushanna | - | by 1919 | Acquired by WP&YR in 1919. Sold by WP&YR in 1921. - Shushanna was derived from an Ahtna phrase which means copper creek. Not a reference to the Copper River. | ||||
1st Sibilla | 1913 | Whitehorse, Yukon | WP&YR | 7 | 45 feet | Used by WP&YR Mail Service Department from 1913 to 1915. Sold to U.S. Government in 1923, and resold to the Northern Commercial Co. in 1923. - Sibilla had been the name of the yacht on which the financier of the WP&YR, namely William B. Close, spent much of his youth. The White Pass & Yukon Ry. Directors’ Report to the 30th June 1914 reported the name to be Sybilla, an incorrect spelling of Sibilla. A copy of this report undoubtedly went to Mr. Close. The spelling was corrected shortly thereafter. | |
2nd Sibilla | - | 1932 | Whitehorse, Yukon | WP&YR | 20 | 55 feet | Sold to George T. Simmons in 1955. Resold to Robert Cousins in the 1960s. Resold to James Fordyce in 1971. Resold to Hans and Sylvia Kutschera about 1978. Resold to Janice Wotten in 1993, who put it next to the Barracks Store at Carcross, Yukon in 1998. - Sibilla had been the name of the yacht on which the financier of the WP&YR, namely William B. Close, spent much of his youth. |
Splegatus | - | 1913 | White River, Yukon | Charles M. Binkley, Sr. | 50 feet | Originally owned by Max Nelson. Sold to Side Streams Navigation Co. in 1913. Acquired by WP&YR in 1916. Used by WP&YR Mail Service Department from 1919 until 1925. Last used by WP&YR in 1925. Gone between 1950 & 1955. - Boat named by Max Nelson in 1913. | |
Canada #138539 | 1917 | Atlin, British Columbia | Cousins Bros. for WP&YR | 286 | 119 feet | Operated on Atlin Lake only. Last used as a boat in 1936. On display at Atlin. Used as restaurant. - “Tarahne” was directly derived from Tarahini, which was the name of a little creek at Atlin. The name Tarahini was suggested to the ship’s carpenter by Chief Taku Jack. Previously, Tarahini had been derived from the Tlingit verb theme téya.aahini, which means stream situated on rock. Tarahini had been derived by shortening the Tlingit /téya/ to /ta/ and by substituting the English /ra/ sound for the Tlingit aspirated /.aa/ sound. Thus, all vocal sounds in Tarahini occur in English. The reason for the subsequent change from Tarahini to “Tarahne” is not known. | |
Tasmanian | - | by 1901 | Previously owned by Canadian Development Co. Acquired by WP&YR in 1901. Not used under WP&YR ownership. Sold by WP&YR and sent to Vancouver, British Columbia in 1902. - Most likely, named for the Beaconsfield, Tasmania gold rush of 1877. | ||||
Teal | - | 1908 | Whitehorse, Yukon | WP&YR | Originally owned by WP&YR. Last used by WP&YR in 1922. Gone between 1950 & 1955. | ||
Tyee | - | by 1912 | Acquired by WP&YR in 1912. Last used by WP&YR in 1912. Sold by WP&YR in 1923. - Tyee a is Chinook Jargon term, which means chief. | ||||
Wahpoo | - | 1918 | Acquired by WP&YR in 1919. Last used by WP&YR in 1924. Abandoned at St. Michael, Alaska in 1927. - "Wahpoo" was the nickname of WP&YR Traffic Manager Albert F. Zipf, derived from a Yup’ik phrase, which means to shout or to scream. | ||||
Warrior | U.S.A. #204935 | 1905 | Pittsburg, California | Siino Boat Works | 7 | 34 feet | Acquired by WP&YR in 1918. Sold to Frank P. Williams in 1923. Converted to Diesel power in 1947. Resold to Northern Commercial Co. in 1949. Destroyed by a storm at St. Michael, Alaska in July 1965. |
Woodchuck | - | 1939 | Whitehorse, Yukon | WP&YR | 8 | 37 feet | Originally owned by WP&YR. Last used by WP&YR in 1951. Leased to Prospectors Airways in 1954. Sold to Ollie MacDonald in the 1960s. Transferred to in 2012. Restored in 2014. |
Zealandian | - | by 1901 | Previously owned by Canadian Development Co. Acquired by WP&YR in 1901. Not used under WP&YR ownership. Sold by WP&YR in 1902. - Most likely, named for the Otago, New Zealand gold rush of 1864. | ||||
Unknown Name | - | by 1899 | 20 feet | Acquired by WP&YR in 1899. Used on Summit Lake during June 1899. Last used by WP&YR in 1899. |
Name | Registry | Year Built | Where Built | Builder | Volume | Hull Length | Remarks |
Clifford J. Rogers | Canada #198983 ; U.K. #198983 ; Liberia #3412 | 1955 | Montreal, Quebec | Canadian Vickers Shipyards, Ltd. | 3000 | 335 feet | Container ship. Originally owned by WP&YR. Constructed in response to Canadian Pacific Ry's. decision not to handle container traffic. Used on Inside Passage run between North Vancouver, British Columbia and Skagway, Alaska. Sold to Marine Commerce, Ltd. and registered in United Kingdom in 1966. Resold to Lampsis Navigation, Ltd., renamed Lampsis, and registered in Liberia in 1969. Renamed Drosia in 1972. Sank at 35.26° N, 74.34° W in 1975. Although this location is within the Bermuda Triangle, the loss was not considered particularly mysterious. - Named for Clifford J. Rogers, WP&YR president. |
Frank H. Brown | Canada #322244 ; Russia #M-44845 ; IMO6514170 | 1965 | Montreal, Quebec | Canadian Vickers Shipyards, Ltd. | 8040 | 394 feet | Container ship. Originally owned by WP&YR. Used on Inside Passage run between North Vancouver, British Columbia and Skagway, Alaska. From 1979 to 1981, used as a barge, towed by Pacific Challenge of Knight Towing, Ltd. Reverted to its own power thereafter. Operations suspended from 1983 to 1986. Sold to Portofino, Ltd. and registered in Russia in 1993. Broken up at Chittagong, Bangladesh in 1997. - Named for Frank H. Brown, WP&YR president. |
Kestrel | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | See, Neecheah. |
3rd Klondike | Canada #330809; IMO6912449 | 1969 | Montreal, Quebec | Canadian Vickers Shipyards, Ltd. | 8043 | 394 feet | Container ship. Originally owned by WP&YR. Used on Inside Passage run between North Vancouver, British Columbia and Skagway, Alaska. From 1979 to 1981, used as a barge, towed by Pacific Challenge of Knight Towing, Ltd. Continued in use as a barge from 1981 to 1982. Operations suspended in 1982. Sold by WP&YR in 1988. Broken up at Kaohsiung, Taiwan in 1989. - Klondike was derived from a Hän idiom, which figuratively means hammer river. Literally, it means Chinook Salmon River. The reason for the figurative meaning is that hammers had been used to erect barriers in the Klondike River, in order to catch the Chinook salmon. |
Lou-Ann I | Canada #158932 | 1936 | Vancouver, British Columbia | 17 | 37 feet | Originally owned by Lynton H. Boyce. Acquired by WP&YR in 1942. Registry closed in 1984. - Named for Louisa J. Boyce, Lynton’s mother; and Annie Glew Arnell, Lynton’s mother-in-law. | |
Neecheah | U.S.A. #220473 ; Canada #116619 | 1920 | Whitehorse, Yukon | WP&YR | 85 | 79 feet; 64 feet | Originally gasoline powered. Converted to Diesel power in 1942. Last used by WP&YR in 1951. Sold and became part of the Riverboat Café, at Alaska Highway Historic Mile 900, in 1958. Became The Captain Locker restaurant at Alaska Highway Historic Mile 913 in 1972. Put on display at the in 1990. - Neecheah was derived from a Tlingit phrase which means calm shoreline. Probably, a regional place name, in view of the fact that 39 of the 40 other names, which were given by the WP&YR to large river and lake boats, were regional place names. Weak circumstantial evidence suggests that this name might have been derived from the Tlingit language name for White Horse Landing – the north end of the aboriginal portage trail around Miles Canyon and White Horse Rapids – and the head of navigation on the Yukon River. This Tlingit language name would have been used by the Tagish Indians, who had adopted the Tlingit language in the 1800s. |
Yukon Rose | Canada #116630 | 1929 | Vancouver, British Columbia | Askew Boat Works | 32 | 61 feet | Only former WP&YR boat still operating. Originally, gasoline powered and owned by Taylor & Drury, Ltd. Sold to Jack McDonald in 1943. Acquired by WP&YR in 1948. Converted to Diesel power in 1949. Last used by WP&YR in 1951. Sold to Ray Chaykowski in 1955. Resold to Charlie Garvice by 1961. Resold to Rudy Burian in 1962. Resold to Gregory H. Caple in 1977. Resold to Murray Matchett, Ron McCready, and Kevin Hewer in 1984. Resold to Marc Johnson in 2001. Vintage engine installed in 2007, but not original to this vessel. Refloated in 2009. - For remarks relating to the name Yukon, see, Remarks for 2nd Yukon, U.S.A. #165172, above. |
White Pass Barges : 25 barges built by White Pass. 58 barges purchased from the Northern Navigation and Northern Commercial Cos. 19 barges purchased from others.
No. of Barges used in each year: 1903–4; 1904–7; 1905–8; 1906–10; 1907–13; 1908 to 1912–12; 1913–13; 1914 to 1916–63 ; 1917–58; 1918 and 1919–55; 1920–54; 1921–47; 1922–45; 1923–42 ; 1924–32; 1925 and 1926–23; 1927 and 1928–24; 1929–26; 1930–22; 1931–21; 1932–22; 1933–21; 1934 to 1937–20; 1938 to 1940–18; 1941–17; 1942–16; 1943–12 ; 1944 to 1947–13; 1948–15; 1949–16; 1950–14; 1951–12.
For the roster of White Pass winter stages, see, Overland Trail.
For the roster of White Pass railroad equipment, see, List of White Pass and Yukon Route locomotives and cars.
Alaska Railroad vessels
Name | Registry | Year Built | Where Built | Builder | Volume | Hull Length | Remarks |
Anne W | U.S.A. #211862 | 1913 | Portland, Oregon | Portland Shipbuilding Co. | 84 | 88 feet | Originally owned by Hosford Transportation Co. Purchased by Alaskan Engineering Commission in 1915. Used on the Cook Inlet. Sold to Anderson Towboat Co. in 1925. Resold to Pioneer Sand & Gravel Co. in 1927. Converted to Diesel power in 1928. Retired in 1967. Never on the Yukon River. - Named for Anne W. Staley, née Wentworth, daughter of Portland Lumber Co. vice president Lloyd J. Wentworth. |
Crook | U.K. #87858 | 1882 | Dumbarton, Scotland | Henry Murray & Co. | 4126 | 420 feet | Originally, owned by the Twin Screw Line. Sold to Austin, Baldwin & Co. in 1897. Sold to the U.S. Army in 1898. Transferred to Alaskan Engineering Commission in 1916. Used between Anchorage and Seattle. Transferred back to the Army in 1918. Broken up in 1920. Never on the Yukon River. |
Eklutna | - | by 1917 | 41 feet | Owned by Alaskan Engineering Commission. Used on the Cook Inlet. Retired at the end of 1917. Gone between 1924 & 1930. Never on the Yukon River. - Eklutna was derived from a Dena'ina idiom, which figuratively refers to two hills near the Eklutna River. Literally, it means objects river, the "objects" being the two hills. | |||
Hero | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | See, L. Roscoe. |
L. Roscoe | U.S.A. #200158 | 1903 | Hoquiam, Washington | 117 | 86 feet | Originally owned by Oscar W. Hurd. Oscar died in 1914. Boat purchased by Alaskan Engineering Commission in 1916. Operated on the Cook Inlet. Never on the Yukon River. Sold to Independent Towing Co. in 1918. Resold to San Pedro Launch & Towboat Co. in 1921 or 1922. Resold to J. P. Allender and converted to Gasoline power in 1933 or 1934. Resold to C. M. Wilkins in 1935 or 1936. Resold to Richard E. Nordstrom in 1938 or 1939. Resold to Alicia Dahlin and converted to Diesel power in 1939 or 1940. Gone in 1942. - Named for Lionel Roscoe Hurd, son of Oscar W. | |
Richmond Hill | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | See, Crook. |
Roumanian | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | See, Crook. |
San Pedro | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | See, L. Roscoe. |
Name | Registry | Year Built | Where Built | Builder | Volume | Hull Length | Remarks |
Matanuska | - | 1915 | Seattle, Washington | Alaskan Engineering Commission | 66 feet | A.E.C. reorganized as The Alaska Railroad in 1923. Matanuska transferred to Civil Aeronautics Administration in 1951. - Name derived from an unknown Russian phrase that was corrupted by the Dena'ina Indians, and that relates both to copper and to the Ahtna Indians. Using to find a conforming Russian phrase which reflects minimum vocal corruption, one finds, for example, . | |
Midnight Sun | - | 1911 | Whitehorse, Yukon | 45 feet | Originally assigned to the U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey. Transferred to the Alaskan Engineering Commission in 1915. Used on the Tanana River. Gone between 1924 & 1930. - Most A.E.C. boats that were initially used on the Tanana River had names consisting of "Sun" plus another word. |
Name | Registry | Year Built | Where Built | Builder | Volume | Hull Length | Remarks |
Alaska | - | by 1917 | 42 feet | Acquired by the Alaskan Engineering Commission in 1917. Used on the Cook Inlet. Gone between 1930 & 1942. Never on the Yukon River. - Alaska was derived from an Aleut idiom, which figuratively refers to the mainland of Alaska. Literally, it means object to which the action of the sea is directed. | |||
Alenco | - | by 1918 | 42 feet | Acquired by the Alaskan Engineering Commission by 1918. Used on the Cook Inlet. Gone between 1919 & 1923. Never on the Yukon River. - Alenco is an acronym, derived from Alaskan Engineering Commission. | |||
B&B No. 1 | - | 1916 | Anchorage, Alaska | Sydney C. Barrington and Charles M. Binkley, Sr. | 65 feet | Originally owned by Barrington and Binkley. Transferred to the Alaskan Engineering Commission in 1916. Used on the Susitna River. Gone between 1919 & 1923. Never on the Yukon River. - Named for Barrington and Binkley. | |
B&B No. 2 | - | 1916 | Anchorage, Alaska | Sydney C. Barrington and Charles M. Binkley, Sr. | 87 feet | Originally owned by Barrington and Binkley. Transferred to the Alaskan Engineering Commission in 1916. Used on the Susitna River. Gone between 1924 & 1930. Never on the Yukon River. - Named for Barrington and Binkley. | |
B&B No. 3 | - | 1916 | Anchorage, Alaska | Sydney C. Barrington and Charles M. Binkley, Sr. | 87 feet | Originally owned by Barrington and Binkley. Transferred to the Alaskan Engineering Commission in 1916. Used on the Susitna River. Gone between 1930 & 1942. Never on the Yukon River. - Named for Barrington and Binkley. | |
Betty M | - | 1917 | Anchorage, Alaska | Alaskan Engineering Commission | 34 feet | Used on the Susitna River. Gone between 1924 & 1930. Never on the Yukon River. - Most likely, named for Elizabeth M. "Betty" Meiggs, née Mears, daughter of AEC commissioner Frederick Mears. | |
Islander | U.S.A. #210852 | 1912 | Mt. Vernon, Washington | 15 | 47 feet | Acquired by Alaskan Engineering Commission in 1915. Used on the Cook Inlet. Gone between 1919 & 1923. Never on the Yukon River. - Most likely, named for an island or islands in Puget Sound. | |
Josephine | - | 1917 | Anchorage, Alaska | Alaskan Engineering Commission | 46 feet | Used on the Susitna River. Gone between 1919 & 1923. Never on the Yukon River. - Most likely, named for Josephine W. McVay, née Mears, daughter of AEC commissioner Frederick Mears. | |
Sunbeam | - | by 1918 | 32 feet | Acquired by the Alaskan Engineering Commission by 1918. Used on the Tanana River. Gone between 1930 & 1942. - Most A.E.C. boats that were initially used on the Tanana River had names consisting of "Sun" plus another word. | |||
Sunflower | - | by 1918 | 34 feet | Acquired by the Alaskan Engineering Commission by 1918. Used on the Tanana River. Gone between 1930 & 1942. - Most A.E.C. boats that were initially used on the Tanana River had names consisting of "Sun" plus another word. | |||
Vibienna | - | 1917 | Anchorage, Alaska | Alaskan Engineering Commission | 36 feet | Owned by A.E.C. Used on the Cook Inlet. Gone between 1918 & 1923. Never on the Yukon River. |
Name | Registry | Year Built | Where Built | Builder | Volume | Hull Length | Remarks |
Bella Catherine | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | See, Tanana. |
Tanana | U.S.A. #272122 | 1953 | Portland, Oregon | Albina Engine & Machine Works | 450 | 110 feet | Purchased new. Leased to Yutana Barge Line from 1954 to 1980. Sold to Yutana Barge Line in 1980. Transferred to Crowley Marine Services, Inc. in 2005. Sold to Nerka Transport LLC in 2012. - Tanana derived from a Lower Tanana phrase, which is not the name of the Tanana River, but is the name of the village. Means river trail. |
3rd Yukon | U.S.A. #272121 | 1953 | Portland, Oregon | Albina Engine & Machine Works | 336 | 110 feet | Purchased new. Leased to Yutana Barge Line from 1954 to 1977. Demolished by fire near Hot Springs, Alaska in 1977. - For remarks relating to the name Yukon, see, Remarks for 2nd Yukon, U.S.A. #165172, under White Pass and Yukon Route, above. |
Other vessels
The following lists many pre-1955 vessels of the Yukon River, tributaries, and headwaters that are not listed above. It is not a complete list.Name | Registry | Year Built | Where Built | Builder | Volume | Hull Length | Remarks |
A. J. Goddard | Canada #107517 | 1898 | San Francisco, California ; Bennett, British Columbia | Risdon Iron Works ; James H. Calvert | 15 | 50 feet | Originally owned by Upper Yukon Co. Sold to Henry A. Munn in 1899. Foundered at the foot of Lake Laberge, Yukon in 1901. Discovered in 2008 by a team of underwater archeologists, slightly damaged and sitting upright on the bottom of Lake Laberge. - Named for Albert J. Goddard. |
Alameda | Canada #107257 | 1898 | New Westminster, British Columbia | Coffey & Hanley | 32 | 50 feet | Originally owned by Upper Yukon Co. Sold to John J. McKenna in 1898. Sold to Victoria Yukon Trading Co. in 1899, and resold back to McKenna later in 1899. Wrecked and abandoned in 1920. |
Alaska Union | U.S.A. #107495 | 1898 | Nunivak Island, Alaska | Alaska Union Mining Co. | 214 | 110 feet | Owned by AUM Co. Stranded at Seaforth, Alaska, on the South Fork of the Koyukuk River in 1899. |
Anawanda | U.S.A. #107421 | 1898 | St. Michael, Alaska | Joseph Supple | 31 | 46 feet | Originally owned by Anawanda Mining & Milling Co.. At Koyukuk River, Alaska during winter of 1898-1899. For sale in 1899. Listed in Jones. Registry closed in 1913 or 1914. |
Arctic | U.S.A. #107254 | 1889 | St. Michael, Alaska | Alaska Commercial Co. | 42 | 140 feet | Owned by AC Co. Wrecked by ice at Forty Mile, Yukon in 1897. |
Arctic Boy | U.S.A. #107411 | 1898 | St. Michael, Alaska | U.S. Mining, Development & Lumber Co. | 74 | 124 feet | Originally owned by USMD&L Co.. Sold to Elbridge T. "E.T." Barnette and Charles Smith in 1901. Later in 1901, Foundered at St. Michael. |
Argo | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | See, Lieut. Smith. |
Athol | U.S.A. #107414 | 1898 | Unalaska, Alaska | 16 | 42 feet | Not inspected. Registry closed in 1902 or 1903. | |
Atlas | - | by 1914 | Owned by Clarence D. Flanagan. Foundered on the Upper Tanana River in 1916. | ||||
1st Atlinto | - | 1904 | Atlin, British Columbia | William J. Smith | Side wheels. Operated on Atlin Lake. Owned by Smith and James D. Durie. Retired in 1907 or 1908. - Atlinto, was derived from a hybrid word, consisting of the Tlingit word for big lake, plus the Tagish word for water: literally, big lake water. In turn, the name Atlinto River literally means big lake water river. | ||
Aurora No. 2 | U.S.A. #107359 | 1898 | San Francisco, California | 54 | 63 feet | Originally owned by Eugene A. Mantell. At Bergman, Alaska on the Koyukuk River during the winter of 1898-1899. Sold to Alaska Commercial Co. and broken up in 1899. - Court Aurora No. 2 was the San Francisco chapter of the Foresters of America. | |
Aurum | - | 1898 | Seattle, Washington | 19 | Owned by the Aurum Mining Co.. Operated on the Lower Yukon River. Last inspected in 1903. Listed in Jones. | ||
1st Beaver | U.S.A. #3649 | 1895 | Benicia, California | 38 | 59 feet | Originally owned by Alaska Commercial Co. Sold to Pacific Packing & Navigation Co. in 1897 or 1898. Registry closed in 1912 or 1913. | |
2nd Beaver | U.S.A. #3763 | 1898 | St. Michael, Alaska | Harry A. Parshall & Co. | 35 | 55 feet | Owned by Parshall and his company. At Alatna River, Alaska during the winter of 1898-1899. Foundered at St. Michael in 1899. - Parshall and his company were from Beaver and Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, respectively |
Bellingham | - | 1897 | Bennett, British Columbia | Lewis Stenger and A. H. Willock | 35 feet | Operated on Bennett Lake. Owned by Michael J. Dignan, Stenger, and Willock. Gone in 1899. - Bellingham, Washington was the home of Lewis Stenger. | |
Ben Hur | U.S.A. #205562 | 1906 | Nome, Alaska | 46 | 76 feet | Owned by William McCamant in 1925. Abandoned in 1926 or 1927. | |
Blackfoot | - | by 1898 | At Hogatza River, Alaska during winter of 1898-1899. | ||||
Burpee | Canada #107157 | 1898 | Toronto, Ontario | Polson Iron Works | 9 | 46 feet | Owned by Isaac Burpee. Registry closed in 1914. |
Caribou | U.S.A. #208963 | 1910 | Fairbanks, Alaska | 46 | 57 feet | Owned by William Daniels. Abandoned in 1923 or 1924. | |
Carl White | U.S.A. #222058 | 1919 | Fairbanks, Alaska | 43 | 65 feet | Owned by Carl C. White. Abandoned at Fairbanks in 1926. | |
City of Bradford | U.S.A. #127288 | 1898 | St. Michael, Alaska | 39 | 44 feet | Owned by Wenthrop Mining & Trading Co.. Last inspected in 1903. Listed in Jones. Registry closed in 1908 or 1909. | |
City of Chicago | U.S.A. #127296 | 1898 | St. Michael, Alaska | Joseph Supple | 142 | 85 feet | Originally owned by John Myers. Last inspected in 1898. Sold to Donald Smith in 1899. Registry closed in 1900. |
City of Paris | U.S.A. #127269 | 1898 | Seattle, Washington | Richard A. Talbot | 300 | 120 feet | Originally owned by Paris-Alaska Mining Co. At Koyukuk River, Alaska during winter of 1898-1899. Sold to Alaska Commercial Co. in 1899. Demolished by fire at Bergman, Alaska in 1901. - Named for Paris, Missouri, home of the Paris-Alaska Mining Co. |
City of Sault Ste. Marie | U.S.A. #127827 | 1898 | Dutch Harbor, Alaska | 148 | 93 feet | Built by a syndicate from Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan for its own use. Sold to North American Transportation & Trading Co. and broken up at Dawson City, Yukon in 1899. | |
Clara | U.S.A. #127249 | 1898 | San Francisco, California | John Cameron | 97 | 76 feet | Originally owned by California & Northwest Trading & Mining Co. C&NWT&M Co. dissolved, and boat sold to the Alaska Exploration Co. in 1898. Engines installed into the Monarch in 1900. Boat broken up at Dawson City, Yukon in 1901. - Named for Clara E. Roncovieri, wife of C&NWT&M Co. president Alfred Roncovieri. |
"Clara Monarch" | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | See, Monarch, Canada #107863, below. |
Clio | U.S.A. #127297 | 1898 | St. Michael, Alaska | 34 | 64 feet | Registry closed in 1916 or 1917. | |
Cora | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | See, Koakuk. |
D. Armstrong | U.S.A. #157521 | 1898 | St. Michael, Alaska | St. Marys Mining & Milling Co. | 32 | 56 feet | Originally owned by St. Marys Mining & Milling Co. At Red Mountain Creek on the Koyukuk River during the winter of 1898-1899. Sold to Alaska Commercial Co. in 1900. Wrecked at New Hamilton, Alaska in 1903 or 1904. - Named for David Armstrong, Jr., merchant in St. Marys, Ohio. |
Dora | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | See, Olive May. |
Dorothy | U.S.A. #157505 | 1898 | Seattle, Washington | 126 | 75 feet | Originally owned by Koyukuk Mining & Exploration Co. At Bergman, Alaska on the Koyukuk River during the winter of 1898-1899. KM&E Co. dissolved in 1904. Boat converted to gasoline power in 1911. Registry closed in 1916 or 1917. - Named for Dorothy W. Lund, daughter of Capt. George H. Wonson of the KM&E Co. | |
Dusty Diamond | U.S.A. #157522 | 1898 | St. Michael, Alaska | Dusty Diamond Corp. | 101 | 75 feet | Built by the Dusty Diamond Corp., but sold to the Klondike Promotion Co. in 1898. At Fish River, Alaska during the winter of 1898-1899. Sold to Capt. James A. "Andy" Pate, H. A. Green, and H. S. Chelton in 1899. Resold to De Soto Placer Mining Co. in 1903. Resold to Edward B. Barthrop in 1904. Owned by Edward J. Hackett by 1912. Wrecked in the Upper Tanana River in 1914 or 1915. |
Edith M. Kyle | U.S.A. #136676 | 1898 | San Francisco, California | 54 | 62 feet | Originally owned by a company from Boston, Massachusetts, led by George Kyle. At Arctic City, Alaska on the Koyukuk River during the winter of 1898-1899. Sold to Frank L. Pickart, Gordon C. Bettles, and Charles A. Pickart in 1900. Broken up in 1901. | |
Edna | - | by 1911 | Not known whether stern wheel or screw propeller propulsion. Operated on the Lower Yukon River. Owned by Robert H. Griffis and James H. Haley. Gone after 1911. | ||||
Eldorado | U.S.A. #150776 ; Canada #107852 | 1898 | Seattle, Washington | Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Co. | 466 | 140 feet | Originally owned by Boston & Alaska Transportation Co. Acquired the nickname "Fillup Below" because it sank several times. Sold to Yukon Flyer Line in 1899. Sold to Capt. Ernest C. Miller in 1901. Broken up at Dawson City, Yukon in 1903. - Boat named for Eldorado Creek, the primary tributary of Bonanza Creek, the latter creek being where the owner of the Yukon Flyer Line, Nels Peterson, made his fortune. |
Ella | U.S.A. #202300 | 1905 | Seattle, Washington | Henry Bratnober | 419 | 120 feet | Originally owned by the Tanana Trading Co. Sold to the North American Transportation & Trading Co. and, then, to the Merchants’ Yukon Transportation Co. in 1906. Foundered after striking an object at Tolovana, Alaska in 1909. - Named for Ella Bratnober, wife of Henry. |
Emily M | U.S.A. #136667 | 1898 | Brownsville, Oregon | 12 | 32 feet | At Koyukuk River, Alaska during winter of 1898-1899. Sold to H. B. Meyer in 1899. Last inspected in 1901. Registry closed in 1903. | |
Emma | Canada #107260 | 1898 | New Westminster, British Columbia | W. M. Gifford | 82 | 54 feet | Originally owned by William J. Rant. Machinery removed from boat in 1899. Sold to John H. Tulley in 1903. Resold to Arthur J. Simonds in 1904. Resold back to Rant by 1907. Wrecked and abandoned. Registry closed in 1920. |
Emma Nott | Canada #107256 | 1898 | Bennett, British Columbia | Robert J. "Joe" Nott | 48 | 56 feet | Originally owned by "Joe" Nott. Sold to Arthur J. Simonds in 1903. Broken up in 1908. - Boat named for Emma Nott Litster, daughter of "Joe." |
Englewood | U.S.A. #136716 | 1898 | St. Michael, Alaska | 26 | 51 feet | Registry closed in 1903 or 1904. | |
Evelyn | U.S.A. #205767 | 1908 | St. Michael, Alaska | Henry Bratnober | 352 | 122 feet | Originally owned by Upper Tanana Trading & Transportation Co. Sold to Merchants’ Yukon Transportation Co. by 1912. Wrecked in 1913. Later in 1913, superstructure used to make the Norcom. |
Explorer | U.S.A. #136583 | 1885 | Mare Island, California | U.S. Navy | 16 | 50 feet | Originally owned by U.S. Navy. On Lt. George M. Stoney expedition in 1885 and 1886. Sold to Charles Peterson in 1886. Sold to the Catholic Church between 1886 & 1888. Awarded its official number as a commercial vessel in 1895. Sold to Northern Commercial Co. between 1901 & 1906. Foundered at Russian Mission, Alaska in 1906. |
F. H. Kilbourne | Canada #107516 | 1898 | San Francisco, California ; Bennett, British Columbia | Risdon Iron Works ; James H. Calvert | 87 | 50 feet | Originally owned by Upper Yukon Co. Sold to Henry Alexander Munn in 1899. Retired in 1900. Abandoned in 1901. Remains scrapped in 1999. - Named for Frank H. Kilbourne, Seattle, Washington businessman. |
Flora | Canada #103916 | 1898 | Wheaton River, Yukon | Bennett Lake & Klondyke Navigation Co. | 63 | 95 feet | Originally owned by BL&KN Co. Transferred to the Klondyke Corp. in 1900. Converted to a barge and sold to Five Finger Coal Co. in 1902. Sold to Fortymile Dredging Co. in 1903. Wrecked by ice at Forty Mile, Yukon in 1905. - Named for Florence E. Nunn Rattenbury, 1st wife of architect Francis M. Rattenbury, a major investor in the BL&KN Co. |
Florence | U.S.A.#121068 | 1898 | San Francisco, California | 90 | 101 feet | Originally owned by Alaska Commercial Co. At Koyukuk River, Alaska during winter of 1898-1899. Transferred to the Northern Navigation Co. in 1901. Crushed by ice in the St. Michael Canal in 1909. - Named for Florence Isabelle "Bella" Fleishhacker, née Gerstle, daughter of AC Co. president, Lewis Gerstle. | |
Florence S | U.S.A.#121085 ; Canada #107857 ; out of documentation | 1898 | St. Michael, Alaska | Moran Bros. | 100 | 75 feet | Originally owned by Seattle-Yukon Transportation Co. Sold to Hoey V. V. Bean in 1899. Sold to Capt. Sydney C. Barrington in 1900. Sold in 1904, probably to William A. Hensley. Left to Hensley’s ex-wife, Kittie M. Hensley, by 1907. Wrecked by ice in the Upper Tanana River in the spring of 1914. Superstructure salvaged to make additions to the Hensley residence at Fairbanks, Alaska in 1914. Ms. Hensley died in 1931. Hensley residence moved to Pioneer Park at Fairbanks in 1967. Hull out of documentation, 1914 to 1938. Hull owned by George S. Black and rebuilt into a barge in 1938. Foundered on the Yukon River near Galena, Alaska, in 1952. - Boat most likely named for Florence S. Starkey, wife of Harry H. Starkey, both investors in the S-YT Co. |
Flying | - | by 1917 | Operated on the Upper Yukon River. Owned by Tantalus Coal. | ||||
Fortune Hunter | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | See, Helen Bruce. |
Fulton | U.S.A. #121086 | 1898 | St. Michael, Alaska | 66 | 65 feet | At Bergman, Alaska on the Koyukuk River during the winter of 1898-1899. Abandoned in 1902. | |
General Stewart Van Vliet | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | See, 1st Rampart. |
Glengarry | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | See, Atlinto. |
Glenora | U.S.A. #86413 ; Canada #107149 | 1898 | Tacoma, Washington | George W. Barlow | 360 | 126 feet | Originally owned the Tacoma-Port Orchard Navigation Co. Sold to R. P. McLennan in 1901. Demolished by fire near Dawson City, Yukon in 1902. |
Gold Star | U.S.A. #86440 ; Canada #107856 | 1898 | St. Michael, Alaska | 168 | 94 feet | Originally owned by Gold Star Transportation Co. Sold to Thomas C. Nixon and William Mogridge in 1900. Sold to the Klondyke Corp. and converted to a barge in 1902. Klondyke Corp. liquidated in 1904. Gold Star wrecked at Tanana, Alaska in 1906. | |
Golden Hind | - | 1904 | Operated on Chena River. Owned by Wilson and Frank H. Stackpole. Wrecked at Fairbanks, Alaska in 1904. | ||||
Hamburg | U.S.A. #96468 | 1899 | St. Michael, Alaska | 24 | 32 feet | Lost in 1899. | |
Helen Bruce | U.S.A. #201461 | 1898 | St. Michael, Alaska | Klondike Promotion Co. | 83 | 62 feet | Originally owned by KP Co.. Sold to Minor W. Bruce in 1900. Last inspected in 1904. Registry closed in 1909 or 1910. - Named for Helen Potter, née Bruce, daughter of Minor W. Bruce. |
Idler | U.S.A. #209222 | 1911 | Fairbanks, Alaska | Fred G. Noyes | 98 | 64 feet | Chain driven stern wheel. Originally owned by Fred G. Noyes. Sold to George S. Black, converted to Diesel power, and reduced to 71 gross tons in 1935. To George S. Black Estate in 1953. Abandoned in 1956. |
Illinois | U.S.A. #100663 | 1898 | St. Michael, Alaska | Galesburg-Alaska Mining & Developing Co. | 105 | 75 feet | Originally owned by the GAM&D Co. At Alatna River, Alaska during the winter of 1898-1899. Sold to the Alaska Commercial Co. in 1899. Converted to a barge in 1900. Transferred to the Northern Navigation Co. in 1901. Transferred to the White Pass in 1914. Not used under White Pass ownership. Abandoned at St. Michael in 1927. |
Independence | U.S.A. #100668 | 1898 | St. Michael, Alaska | A. H. Logan | 148 | 80 feet | Originally owned by Logan. Sold to Independent Mining Co. in 1899. Sold to Tanana Trading Co. and converted to a wrecking barge in 1905. Resold to North American Transportation & Trading Co., then transferred to the Merchants’ Yukon Transportation Co. in 1906. Sold to Northern Navigation Co. in 1911. Sold to White Pass in 1914. Not used under White Pass ownership. Abandoned in 1917. |
Indianapolis | U.S.A. #100667 | 1898 | St. Michael, Alaska | 96 | 70 feet | Owned by a company of Indiana men. Last inspected in 1899. Registry closed in 1900 or 1901. | |
Iowa | - | 1898 | Carcross, Yukon | Iowa-Alaska Mining Co. | 60 feet | Owned by the Iowa-Alaska Mining Co. At Koyukuk River, Alaska during winter of 1898-1899. Retired in 1900. | |
J. B. Kerr | - | 1898 | St. Michael, Alaska | 25 | Operated on the Lower Yukon River. Last inspected in 1900. Listed in Jones. | ||
James Deitrick | U.S.A. #77315 | 1898 | Elizabeth, New Jersey | Crescent Shipyard | 25 | 50 feet | Owned by James Deitrick. At Peavey, Alaska on the Koyukuk River during the winter of 1898-1899. Registry closed in 1903. |
James Domville | Canada #107154 | 1898 | North Vancouver, British Columbia | Alfred Wallace | 486 | 122 feet | Originally owned by James Domville. Sold to the Klondike, Yukon & Stewart River Co. in 1898. Wrecked in the "Thirtymile" section of the Yukon River in 1899. |
Jennie M | U.S.A. #77320 | 1898 | St. Michael, Alaska | Crescent Shipyard | 49 | 70 feet | Originally owned by the Philadelphia Exploration & Mining Co. At Alatna River, Alaska during the winter of 1898-1899. Owned by Hendricks & Belt in 1903. Sold to Black Transportation Co. and converted to a barge in 1904. Broken up in 1905. - Named for Jennie M. Hill, wife of PE&M Co. leader, Thomas R. Hill. |
Kalamazoo | - | 1898 | Bennett, British Columbia | Kalamazoo Mining & Prospecting Co. | Operated on Upper Yukon River. Owned by KM&P Co. Foundered at Casey’s Rock, Thirtymile in 1898. | ||
Katie Hemrich | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | See, 1st Rampart. |
Kluhane | Canada #126942 | 1909 | Victoria, British Columbia | Victoria Machinery Depot | 19 | 55 feet | Owned by Taylor & Drury, Ltd. Retired in 1920. - Kluhane was derived from a hybrid word, consisting of the Southern Tutchone word for whitefish, plus the Tlingit word for place in which there are. |
Koakuk | - | by 1891 | 35 feet | Not known whether stern wheel or screw propeller propulsion. Purchased by William D. "Billy" Moore and Gordon C. Bettles in 1891. Transferred to Bettles alone, and rebuilt about 1894. Operated on the Koyukuk River and Lower Yukon River. Gone after 1897. | |||
1st Koyukuk | U.S.A. #161202 | 1902 | Portland, Oregon | Joseph Supple | 286 | 121 feet | Owned by Northern Navigation Co. Stranded at Little Delta, Alaska, on the Upper Tanana River in 1906. - Koyukuk was derived from a Yup’ik phrase meaning a generic river. The Koyukuk River was given its generic Yup’ik name by explorer Petr Vasil’evich "Vasilii" Malakhov, because he did not know the local Koyukon name. Local Koyukon name was Yunnaka. |
2nd Koyukuk | U.S.A. #203496 | 1906 | St. Michael, Alaska | Northern Navigation Co. | 248 | 121 feet | Owned by Northern Navigation. Foundered in the Upper Tanana River in 1911. - Koyukuk was derived from a Yup’ik phrase meaning a generic river. The Koyukuk River was given its generic Yup’ik name by explorer Petr Vasil’evich "Vasilii" Malakhov, because he did not know the local Koyukon name. Local Koyukon name was Yunnaka. |
Lala Lee Collins | - | 1898 | Seattle, Washington | 7 | Operated on the Lower Yukon River. Sold to Dave Cohn and S. M. Hirsch in 1899. Last inspected in 1900. Listed in Jones. | ||
Leah | U.S.A. #141556 | 1898 | St. Michael, Alaska | Alaska Commercial Co. | 477 | 139 feet | Originally owned by the Alaska Commercial Co. Transferred to Northern Navigation Co. in 1901. Foundered 40 miles below Kaltag, Alaska in 1906. - Named for Leah Shingleberger, mother-in-law of AC Co. vice president Capt. Gustave F. Niebaum. |
Leota | U.S.A. #141541 | 1898 | Alameda, California | Daniel G. McKenzie | 37 | 51 feet | Originally owned by Alameda & Alaska Mining & Trading Co. At Koyukuk River, Alaska during winter of 1898-1899. Sold to G. W. Chase in 1899. Purchased by Northern Navigation Co. in 1906 or 1907. Sold to Horton & Moore Co. in 1911 or 1912. Stranded near Fairbanks, Alaska in 1920. |
Lieut. Smith | U.S.A. #107357 | 1898 | Stockton, California | Jarvis & Son | 44 | 60 feet | Originally owned by Cleveland-Alaska Gold Mining & Milling Co. At Alatna River, Alaska during the winter of 1898-1899. Sold to the U.S. Army in 1899. Resold in 1905. - Named for 1st Lt. William H. Smith, killed at the Battle of San Juan Hill. |
Linderman | Canada #107519 | 1898 | Bennett, British Columbia | Carroll Johnson & Co. | 54 | 40 feet | Operated on Bennett Lake. Originally owned by Capt. John Irving. Sold to the Northern Lakes & Rivers Navigation Co. in 1899. Later in 1899, it foundered in Whitehorse Rapids. - Lindeman Lake named for Dr. Moritz K. A. Lindeman, secretary to the Bremen Geographical Society. |
Little Delta | U.S.A. #208038 | 1905 | Fairbanks, Alaska | 71 | 67 feet | Owned by Cyrus B. Atwell. at Iditarod, Alaska. Registry closed in 1926 or 1927. - Named for the river deltas formed in the Tanana River, downstream from the mouth of the Little Delta River. The name Little Delta River contains the word Little to differentiate the river from nearby Big Delta River. | |
Little Snug | U.S.A. #208263 | 1910 | Fairbanks, Alaska | 50 | 59 feet | Owned by Amos J. Tucker. Registry closed in 1919 or 1920. | |
Lizzie B | - | 1898 | New York, New York | 4 | Operated on the Lower Yukon River. Last inspected in 1900. Listed in Jones. | ||
Lois | U.S.A. #208826 | 1910 | Fairbanks, Alaska | 49 | 58 feet | Registry closed in 1914 or 1915. | |
Loreli | U.S.A. #141598 ; Canada #107940 | 1896 | Portland, Oregon | 32 | 50 feet | Rebuilt by Joseph Supple for Daly & Co. in 1898. Sold to George Findlay in 1900. Resold to Edward W. G. "Ted" Tennant in 1901. Resold to John Leech in 1902. Registry closed in 1920. | |
Lorenda | U.S.A. #141568 | 1898 | St. Michael, Alaska | 49 | 50 feet | Abandoned in 1898. | |
Los Angeles | U.S.A. #141569 | 1898 | St. Michael, Alaska | 29 | 48 feet | At Bergman, Alaska on the Koyukuk River during the winter of 1898-1899. Last inspected in 1903. Listed in Jones. Registry closed in 1908 or 1909. | |
Lotta Talbot | U.S.A. #141551 | 1898 | Seattle, Washington | Richard A. Talbot | 342 | 146 feet | Originally owned by British-American Steamship Co.. Sold to the Alaska Meat Co. in 1899. Alaska Meat became Pacific Cold Storage Co. in 1900. Boat sold to Waechter Bros. in 1905 or 1906. Demolished by fire at Fairbanks, Alaska in 1906. - Named for Lotta Talbot, daughter of Richard A. |
Luella | U.S.A. #141540 | 1898 | Stockton, California | Jarvis & Son | 115 | 65 feet | Originally owned by a company from Chicago, Illinois, headed by C. M. Hamilton. At Bergman, Alaska on the Koyukuk River during the winter of 1898-1899. Sold to the Alaska Commercial Co. in 1900. Transferred to Northern Navigation Co. in 1901. Stranded near Chena, Alaska in 1910. |
Lully C | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | See, Alameda. |
Mabel C | U.S.A. #92984 | 1898 | St. Michael, Alaska | 74 | 58 feet | Purchased by U.S. Army in 1900. Gone in 1902 or 1903. | |
Marathon | - | 1909 | Fairbanks, Alaska | Side wheels. Broken up in 1909. | |||
Marie F | - | by 1913 | Side wheels. Operated on the Lower Yukon River. Owned by Capt. George C. "Charles" Finger. - Named for Mary R. Finger, wife of "Charles." | ||||
Marjorie | Canada #107248 | 1898 | New Westminster, British Columbia | Oliver Bigney | 20 | 37 feet | Originally owned by Teslin Transportation Co. Sold to Henry C. Lisle by 1907. Abandoned in 1914. |
Martha Clow | U.S.A. #92859 | 1898 | Stockton, California | Jarvis & Son | 98 | 81 feet | Originally owned by the Charles R. Clow Expedition, from Chicago, Illinois. At Koyukuk River, Alaska during winter of 1898-1899. Mr. Clow left Alaska in 1900. Boat sold to Mr. Willett in 1905. Sold to Capt. George C. "Charles" Finger in 1907 or 1908. Sold to George Mutchler between 1917 & 1922. Abandoned in 1925 or 1926. - Named for Martha M. Douglas, née Clow, niece of Charles R. Clow. |
May D | U.S.A. #92853 | 1898 | San Francisco, California | 67 | 62 feet | Originally owned by Alaska Exploration Co. Transferred to Northern Navigation Co. in 1901. Sold to M. E. Dawson in 1902. Sold to Henry M. H. Bolander between 1910 & 1912. Abandoned in 1925 or 1926. | |
Messenger | - | 1898 | St. Michael, Alaska | 9 | Owned by the Yukon Gold Dredge Co. Last inspected in 1898. At Soo City, Alaska, on the South Fork of the Koyukuk River during the winter of 1898-1899. | ||
Michigan | - | 1898 | Bennett, British Columbia | 24 feet | Not known whether stern wheel or screw propeller propulsion. | ||
Milwaukee | U.S.A. #92865 | 1898 | Ballard, Washington | Milwaukee-Alaska Gold-Dredge Mining Co. | 396 | 136 feet | Originally owned by the Milwaukee-Alaska Gold-Dredge Mining Co. Sold to the British-American Steamship Co. in 1899. Resold to the Seattle-Yukon Transportation Co. in 1900. Transferred to Northern Navigation Co. in 1901. Sold between 1908 & 1912. Abandoned in 1924 or 1925. |
Monarch | Canada #107863 | 1898 | San Francisco, California | Matthew Turner | 284 | 120 feet | Originally owned by Fernand de Journal. Engines from the Clara installed in 1900. Sold to Dominic Burns in 1902. Resold to George S. Wilkins in 1903. Foundered at Whitehorse, Yukon in 1904. - Not to be confused with Monarch, U.S.A. #92855, owned by White Pass, above. |
:File:Mono possibly at Wrangel, Alaska ca 1898.JPG|Mono | Canada #107102 | 1898 | Stikine River, British Columbia | Frank P. Armstrong and A. E. Henderson | 278 | 120 feet | Owned by Teslin Transportation Co. Demolished by fire near Dawson City, Yukon in 1902. |
Nabesna | U.S.A. #222522 | 1922 | Fairbanks, Alaska | 73 | 65 feet | Owned by Clarence D. Flanagan. Abandoned in 1929 or 1930. - Nabesna was derived from an Ahtna phrase which means a-type-of-stone river. | |
Nenana | U.S.A. #223315 | 1922 | Nenana, Alaska | 8 | 40 feet | Originally owned by Charles W. Smith. Sold to John H. Bailey in 1925 or 1926. Abandoned in 1937 or 1938. - Nenana was derived from a Lower Tanana phrase, which means stopping-while-migrating river. Looks like a contraction or an idiom, because it literally appears to mean something less, such as land by the river. | |
New Racket | U.S.A. #130228 | 1882 | San Francisco, California | Edward L. Schieffelin | 20 | 42 feet | Originally owned by Schieffelin. Sold to Arthur Harper, Capt. Alfred H. Mayo, and LeRoy N. "Jack" McQuesten in 1883. Sold to the Alaska Commercial Co. in 1894. Retired in 1895. Wrecked by ice on the Koyukuk River in 1897. |
Niagara | Canada #107158 | 1898 | Vancouver, British Columbia | 39 | 40 feet | Owned by John F. "Jack" Walker. At Koyukuk River, Alaska during winter of 1898-1899. Broken up in 1899. | |
Nora | Canada #103915 | 1898 | Wheaton River, Yukon | Bennett Lake & Klondyke Navigation Co. | 67 | 80 feet | Originally owned by the BL&KN Co. Transferred to the Klondyke Corp. in 1900. Broken up in 1902. - Named for Florence E. Nunn Rattenbury, 1st wife of architect Francis M. Rattenbury, a major investor in the BL&KN Co. |
North Star | U.S.A. #130770 | 1898 | San Francisco, California | 28 | 46 feet | Owned by North Star Mining Co. At Alatna River, Alaska during the winter of 1898-1899. Abandoned on the Koyukuk River in 1904 or 1905. | |
1st Northern Light | U.S.A. #130789 | 1896 | St. Michael, Alaska | 10 | 40 feet | Built by Union Iron Works for the Episcopal Church. Foundered in the Koyukuk River in 1904. | |
2nd Northern Light | U.S.A. #212575 | 1914 | Tanana, Alaska | 12 | 41 feet | Registry closed in 1919 or 1920. | |
Nugget | - | 1898 | Bergman, Alaska | 5 | Operated on the Lower Yukon River. Foundered at Nome, Alaska in 1899. | ||
Nunivak | U.S.A. #200528 | 1898 | San Francisco, California | Union Iron Works | 486 | 180 feet | Originally owned by U.S. Revenue Cutter Service. Sold to W. D. Hofius & Co. in 1902. Sold to the North American Transportation & Trading Co. in 1905. Crushed by ice at Nenana, Alaska in 1909. - Nunivak was derived from a Yup’ik phrase, which may mean big land. |
Olive May | Canada #107514 | 1897 | Bennett, British Columbia | Albert S. Kerry | 54 | 60 feet | Originally owned by Kerry. Sold to Bennett Lake & Klondyke Navigation Co. in 1899. BL&KN Co. intended to rename it Dora, but it remained Olive May. Transferred to Klondyke Corp. in 1900. Resold to Nathaniel B. Raymond in 1901. Resold to L. Roy by 1904. Firebox used by Dr. Leonard S. E. Sugden in 1900 to cremate the remains of Cornelius Curtin at Tagish, Yukon. This event was conflated into the poem The Cremation of Sam McGee by Robert W. Service in 1907. The poem renamed Mr. Curtin to “Sam McGee,” renamed the Olive May to “Alice May,” and relocated the event to "Lake LeBarge". Olive May broken up in 1908. - Named for Olive May Kerry, daughter of Albert S. |
Ora | Canada #103914 | 1898 | Wheaton River, Yukon | Bennett Lake & Klondyke Navigation Co. | 69 | 95 feet | Originally owned by the BL&KN Co. Transferred to the Klondyke Corp. in 1900. Converted to a barge and sold to Five Finger Coal Co. in 1902. Sold to Fortymile Dredging Co. in 1903. Wrecked by ice at Forty Mile, Yukon in 1905. - Named for Florence E. Nunn Rattenbury, 1st wife of architect Francis M. Rattenbury, a major investor in the BL&KN Co. |
Pauline | Canada #116611 | 1907 | Whitehorse, Yukon | Nathaniel B. Raymond | 145 | 86 feet | Originally owned by Stewart River Navigation Co. Sold to the Side Streams Navigation Co. in 1909. Wrecked by ice at Dawson City, Yukon in 1915. - Named for Pauline E. Dow, née Raymond, daughter of Nathaniel. |
Pelly | - | Operated on the Yukon River about 1895, as far upstream as the mouth of the Pelly River. | |||||
Philip B. Low | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | See, Eldorado. |
Pioneer | U.S.A. #222523 | 1922 | Fairbanks, Alaska | 14 | 41 feet | Owned by George S. Black. Abandoned in 1930 or 1931. | |
Potlach | U.S.A. #150793 | 1898 | Racine, Wisconsin | 18 | 35 feet | Owned by Frederick J. Currier. Stranded off the Chena River in 1900. | |
Pup | U.S.A. #201964 | 1905 | Ballard, Washington | Chindern | 33 | 54 feet | Owned by Capt. Wallace Langley and John E. Green by 1907. Sold to William P. McKeague, Harvey Watson, and Roy Henderson in 1913. Abandoned in 1935 or 1936. - Pup is a term that was current during the Klondike Gold Rush. A pup is a small , and which is also a tributary to yet another stream. Usually, they flow down gulches on the sides of a valley, into the creek at the bottom of the valley. |
Quick | Canada #107861 | 1900 | Dawson City, Yukon | Edward J. Smythe | 67 | 60 feet | Originally owned by the Stewart River Navigation Co. Sold to Thomas Smith in 1905. Resold to Capt. A. F. Daughtry and George Waltenberg in 1908. Registry closed in 1914. |
Quickstep | U.S.A. #20617 | 1898 | Seattle, Washington | 343 | 124 feet | Sold to Adelbert E. Claflin in 1899. Sold to John S. Segers in 1903. Sold to the Kuskokwim Commercial Co. in 1905. Sold to the Alaska Rivers Navigation Co. in 1918. Abandoned in 1938. | |
1st Rampart | U.S.A. #161108 | 1898 | Seattle, Washington | C. N. Patterson | 248 | 121 feet | Originally owned by the Yukon Gold Dredge Co. At Seaforth, Alaska, on the South Fork of the Koyukuk River during the winter of 1898-1899. Sold to U.S. Army in 1900. Resold to the Northern Navigation Co. in 1905. Converted to Barge Van Vliet in 1906. Gone by 1913. - Originally named for Katherine A. "Katie" Scruby, née Hemrich, daughter of Seattle brewer Andrew Hemrich. Boat later renamed for the 20-mile canyon, located 7 to 27 miles northeast of Tanana, through which the Yukon River flows. |
2nd Rampart | Canada #116615 | 1914 | Dawson City, Yukon | Alphonse Geoffrey | 5 | 43 feet | Owned by Daniel Cadzow. Registry closed in 1936. - Name describes the 20-mile canyon, located 7 to 27 miles northeast of Tanana, through which the Yukon River flows. |
Redlands | U.S.A. #111178 | 1898 | San Francisco, California | 14 | 50 feet | Originally owned by Redlands-Alaska Mining Co. For sale in 1899. Listed in Jones. Registry closed in 1913 or 1914. | |
Reindeer | Canada #107099 | 1898 | Victoria, British Columbia | Thomas H. Trahey | 358 | 121 feet | Originally owned by the Yukon & Hootalinqua Navigation Co. At Dall River, Alaska during winter of 1898-1899. Sold to British-America Corp. in 1899. Demolished by fire at Five Finger Rapids, Yukon in 1900. |
Research | U.S.A. #202298 | 1898 | Liverpool, United Kingdom | 45 | 60 feet | Originally owned by Klondyke Research Syndicate. At Red Mountain Creek on the Koyukuk River during the winter of 1898-1899. Sold to Capt. Walter H. Ferguson in 1900. Owned by Edward C. Loomis in 1905. Sold to Louis L. Lane in 1911. Foundered at the Nixon-Takotna Fork, Alaska in 1911. | |
Robert Kerr | U.S.A. #111180 | 1898 | Seattle, Washington | Moran Bros. | 718 | 176 feet | Originally owned by the British-American Steamship Co.. Sold to the Alaska Meat Co. in 1899. Alaska Meat became Pacific Cold Storage Co. in 1900. Boat resold to Waechter Bros. in 1919. Abandoned in 1934 or 1935. - May have been named for the former barque Robert Kerr, which had become famous as a refuge from the Great Vancouver Fire of 1886, and which was reduced to a barge two years later. |
Rock Island | U.S.A. #111177 | 1898 | Seattle, Washington | Kahlke Bros. | 533 | 134 feet | Originally owned by Rock Island Alaska Mining Co. Sold to the Seattle-Yukon Transportation Co. in 1899. Transferred to Northern Navigation Co. in 1901. Cut by ice at Chena, Alaska in 1906. - Named after the Rock Island Alaska Mining Co. |
Rock Island No. 2 | U.S.A. #111187 | 1898 | Seattle, Washington | Kahlke Bros. | 333 | 100 feet | Originally owned by Rock Island Alaska Mining Co. Sold to the Seattle-Yukon Transportation Co. and converted to a barge in 1899. Transferred to Northern Navigation Co. in 1901. Sold to the White Pass in 1914. Wrecked by ice at Nenana, Alaska in 1918. - Named after the Rock Island Alaska Mining Co. |
Ruth | Canada #107518 | 1898 | Bennett, British Columbia | James H. Calvert | 52 | 50 feet | Originally owned by Capt. John Irving. Sold to the Northern Lakes & Rivers Navigation Co. in 1899. Resold to the Atlin Transportation Co. in 1900. Demolished by fire on Atlin Lake in 1902. |
St. James | U.S.A. #116857 | 1898 | St. Michael, Alaska | 63 | 70 feet | Crew was from St. James, Minnesota. At the Hogatza River, Alaska during the winter of 1898-1899. Foundered at Anvik, Alaska in 1899. | |
St. Joseph | U.S.A. #116863 | 1898 | St. Michael, Alaska | 69 | 96 feet | Originally owned by the Catholic Church. Sold to Ira F. Wood in 1929 or 1930. Abandoned in 1943. | |
St. Michael | U.S.A. #115674 | 1879 | San Francisco, California | 28 | 49 feet | Originally owned by Western Fur & Trading Co. WF&T Co. sold out to the Alaska Commercial Co. in 1883. Boat sold to the Catholic Church in 1884. Resold to Elbridge T. "E.T." Barnette, et. al. in 1897. Resold to Capt. W. H. Geiger in 1898. At Dall River, Alaska during winter of 1898-1899. Laid up in 1920. - Village of St. Michael, Alaska named for Vice Admiral Mikhail D. Tebenkov, governor of Russian America. | |
Samson | U.S.A. #208262 | 1910 | Fairbanks, Alaska | Raymond Brumbaugh, Henry C. Hamilton & Edward E. Kellogg | 272 | 85 feet | Owned by Lemuel J. "Joe" Heacock. Wrecked in the Upper Tanana River in 1916. |
Seattle No. 1 | U.S.A. #116853 | 1897 | St. Michael, Alaska | Moran Bros. | 445 | 148 feet | Originally owned by Seattle-Yukon Transportation Co. Converted to a barge in 1900. Transferred to Northern Navigation Co. in 1901. Sold to the White Pass in 1918. Later in 1918, it was wrecked by ice at St. Marys, Alaska. |
Selma | U.S.A. #217327 | 1918 | Ruby, Alaska | 27 | 48 feet | Owned by Edward D. Simon. Abandoned in 1932 or 1933. - Named for Selma J. Simon, wife of Edward D. | |
Sen. W. B. Allison | U.S.A. #116858 | 1898 | St. Michael, Alaska | 10 | 50 feet | At Koyukuk River, Alaska during winter of 1898-1899. Registry closed in 1902 or 1903. | |
Shamrock | - | Originally, steam power. Obtained by Klondike Airways about 1929. Subsequently, converted to gasoline power-stern wheel. Retired in 1938. | |||||
Shusana | U.S.A. #211609 | 1913 | Fairbanks, Alaska | 49 | 80 feet | Originally owned by Edward J. Hackett. Sold to the Alaska Rivers Navigation Co. in 1914. Stranded near Nenana, Alaska in 1920. - Shusana was derived from an Ahtna phrase which means copper creek. Not a reference to the Copper River. | |
Silver Wave | U.S.A. #116749 | 1896 | Moline, Illinois | 7 | 38 feet | Sold to the Galesburg-Alaska Mining & Development Co. and shipped from Illinois in 1898. At Holy Cross, Alaska during the winter of 1898-1899. Abandoned in 1899. | |
Sovereign | U.S.A. #116813 | 1898 | Ballard, Washington | Thomas C. Reed | 326 | 126 feet | Owned by the Columbia Navigation Co. At Koyukuk River, Alaska during winter of 1898-1899. Wrecked at Nome, Alaska in 1904. |
Starkey | ...... | 1898 | St. Michael, Alaska | Moran Bros. | 93 | 60 feet | Owned by the Seattle-Yukon Transportation Co. Sank when launched. - Named for Harry H. Starkey, an investor in the SYT Co. |
Sunflower | U.S.A. #116848 | 1898 | St. Michael, Alaska | 57 | 60 feet | Owned by a company headed by a Mr. Donohue. At Alatna River, Alaska during the winter of 1898-1899. For sale in 1899. Foundered on the Snake River in 1900. | |
T. J. Nestor | U.S.A. #145792 | 1898 | St. Michael, Alaska | Thomas J. Nestor | 95 | 72 feet | Last inspected in 1899. Registry closed in 1899 or 1900. - Named for Thomas J. Nestor. |
Tana | U.S.A. #201820 | 1905 | Seattle, Washington | 234 | 106 feet | Originally, gasoline power-stern wheel and owned by Capt. Wallace Langley. Converted to steam power in 1906. Sold to Alaska Rivers Navigation Co. in 1933. Abandoned in 1940. - Tana was derived from an Ahtna phrase, which means "bagged-object-is-in-position" river. Most likely, a contraction or an idiom. | |
Tanana Chief | U.S.A. #145795 | 1898 | Unalaska, Alaska | Theodore L. Morgan et al. | 72 | 59 feet | Built by Morgan et al. for their own use. Sold to Hendricks & Belt in 1899. Stranded on Kantishna River in 1906. - Tanana derived from a Lower Tanana phrase, which is not the name of the Tanana River, but is the name of the village. Means river trail. |
Teddy H | U.S.A. #208307 | 1910 | Fairbanks, Alaska | Lemuel J. "Joe" Heacock | 153 | 74 feet | Originally owned by Heacock. Heacock died in 1919. Boat sold to Sam Dubin by 1920. Foundered near Nenana, Alaska in 1930. - Named for Edwin C. Heacock, brother of "Joe." |
Tetlin | U.S.A. #208036 | 1908 | Fairbanks, Alaska | 65 | 61 feet | Owned by Theadore Kettleson. Wrecked, 10 miles above the mouth of the Nabesna River in 1923. - Tetlin was derived from an Upper Tanana term which means current flows. | |
Thomas Dwyer | U.S.A. #145407 | 1885 | Sacramento, California | John W. Rock | 73 | 87 feet | Originally owned by the Sacramento Transportation Co. Sold to California & Alaska Navigation & Commercial Co. in 1897. Sold to W. J. McDowell in 1899. Registry closed in 1916 or 1917. - Named for Capt. Thomas Dwyer. |
Tosi | - | about 1924 | 50 | Operated on Lower Yukon River. Owned by the Catholic Church. - Named for Father Pascal Tosi. | |||
Unity | - | 1898 | Seattle, Washington | 10 | Not known whether stern wheel or screw propeller propulsion. At Koyukuk River, Alaska during the winter of 1898-1899. Last inspected in 1899. | ||
Victoria | U.S.A. #161820 | 1897 | St. Michael, Alaska | Matthew Turner | 55 | 75 feet | Originally owned by Alaska Commercial Co. Transferred to Northern Navigation Co. in 1901. Sold to George A. Fredericks in 1908 or 1909. Abandoned at St. Michael, Alaska in 1924 or 1925. |
Victorian | Canada #107520 | 1898 | Bennett, British Columbia | James H. Calvert | 50 | 56 feet | Originally owned by Capt. John Irving. Sold to the Northern Lakes & Rivers Navigation Co. in 1899. Later in 1899, it was broken up at Bennett Lake. |
Viola | - | 1898 | Bennett, British Columbia | 4 | 30 feet | Operated on the Upper Yukon River. | |
Vivian | Canada #107251 | 1898 | Bennett, British Columbia | James H. Calvert | 52 | 50 feet | Originally owned by Capt. John Irving. Sold to the Northern Lakes & Rivers Navigation Co. in 1899. Later in 1899, it was wrecked at Dawson City, Yukon. |
W. H. Evans | U.S.A. #81599 | 1898 | Ballard, Washington | 729 | 183 feet | Owned by the Lewis-Klondike Expedition Co.. At Dall River, Alaska during winter of 1898-1899. Broken up at Yukon Flats, Alaska in 1900. - Named for William H. Evans, investor in the LKE Co. | |
W. K. Merwin | U.S.A. #80959 | 1883 | Seattle, Washington | Capt. Willard K. Merwin | 229 | 108 feet | Originally owned by Capt. Merwin. Sold to the Washington Steamboat Co. in 1886. Resold to the Alaska Commercial Co. in 1897. Foundered near Nome, Alaska in 1899. - Named for Capt. Willard K. Merwin. |
W. S. Stratton | U.S.A. #81623 | 1898 | Seattle, Washington | James Casey | 94 | 75 feet | Owned by Alec McDonald. Foundered near Selkirk, Yukon in 1899. - Named for Winfield S. Stratton, gold king of Cripple Creek, Colorado, who financed the boat. |
W. Seig | - | by 1898 | Not known whether stern wheel or screw propeller propulsion. At Koyukuk River, Alaska during winter of 1898-1899. Wrecked in a storm at St. Michael, Alaska in 1899. | ||||
Weona | U.S.A. #81624 | 1898 | St. Michael, Alaska | 27 | 40 feet | Last inspected in 1898. At Koyukuk River, Alaska during winter of 1898-1899. For sale in 1899. Registry closed in 1903 or 1904. - Weona is a Seneca term which means where only good prevails. | |
Wilder | - | 1866 | San Francisco, California | 60 feet | Owned by Western Union Extension Co. In 1866 or 1867, it became the first powered vessel to operate on the Yukon River. Definitely operated on the Lower Yukon River in 1867. - Named for Samuel Wilder, a director of the Western Union Telegraph Co. | ||
Willie Irving | Canada #103918 | 1898 | Bennett, British Columbia | Joseph Supple | 102 | 80 feet | Originally owned by John Irving. Sold to Ed McConnell, Capt. Edward M. Barrington, and C. H. Hamilton in 1898. Barrington died, and Willie Irving sold to Charles F. Griffith, N. Allen, N. Cowan, D. H. Dwyer, and C. H. Hamilton in 1899. Wrecked by ice near Selkirk, Yukon in 1899. - Named for William A. Irving, son of John Irving. |
1st Yukon | U.S.A. #27623 | 1883 | St. Michael, Alaska | Alaska Commercial Co. | 21 | 70 feet | Owned by Alaska Commercial Co. At Bergman, Alaska on the Koyukuk River during the winter of 1898-1899. Wrecked by ice on the Koyukuk River in 1901. - For remarks relating to the name Yukon, see, Remarks for 2nd Yukon, U.S.A. #165172, under White Pass and Yukon Route, above. |
Zodiac | - | 1898 | Seattle, Washington | James Carey | 5 | 45 feet | Owned by James Carey. Operated on the Lower Yukon River, at least from 1904 to 1910. |
Name | Registry | Year Built | Where Built | Builder | Volume | Hull Length | Remarks |
Alaska | U.S.A. #107458 | 1899 | Seattle, Washington | Moran Bros. | 60 | 74 feet | Originally owned by Empire Transportation Co. Transferred to Northern Navigation Co. in 1901. Demolished by fire at Winter Quarters in 1906. - Alaska was derived from an Aleut idiom, which figuratively refers to the mainland of Alaska. Literally, it means object to which the action of the sea is directed. |
Alert | Canada #107515 | 1898 | Lindeman, British Columbia | G. Milne | 9 | 34 feet | Operated on Lindeman Lake. Owned by John J. McKenna. Registry closed in 1919. |
Alpha | U.S.A. #107404 ; Canada #107924 | 1898 | Seattle, Washington | 10 | 38 feet | Originally owned by Arthur R. Auston. At the Hogatza River, Alaska during the winter of 1898-1899. Sold to Lewis McLachlan in 1902. Out of commission and registry closed in 1920. | |
Aquila | - | 1889 | Bristol, Rhode Island | Herreschoff Mfg. Co. | 48 feet | Originally owned by William Randolph Hearst. Sold in 1895. Resold to Capt. Edward M. Barrington in February 1898. Operated on the Upper Yukon River in 1898. Bent its propeller at Forty Mile, Yukon in September 1898. Barrington died in 1899. Boat broken up in 1900. - Aquila is the Italian word for eagle. | |
Argonaut | U.S.A. #107403 | 1898 | St. Michael, Alaska | Ildo Ransdell | 15 | 50 feet | Originally owned by Alaska Exploration Co. At Koyukuk River, Alaska during winter of 1898-1899. Transferred to Northern Navigation Co. in 1901. Wrecked at Stewart, Yukon in 1912. |
Blair of Athol | Canada #111608 | 1900 | New Westminster, British Columbia | Joseph G. "Scottie" Morrison | 11 | 54 feet | Operated on Atlin Lake. Originally owned by Morrison. Sold to Margaret Ward in 1902. Resold to the Northern Lumber Co. in 1904. Blown ashore in 1906. |
Comet | - | 1899 | Shakan, Alaska | 4 | Eventually owned by Capt. Norron. Existed in 1902. | ||
Concord | U.S.A. #127306 | 1898 | St. Michael, Alaska | 11 | 46 feet | Owned by Henry C. Lassen. May have been at Koyukuk River, Alaska during winter of 1898-1899. Registry closed in 1903 or 1904. | |
Dawson City | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | See, Gussie Brown. |
Eclipse | - | 1898 | St. Michael, Alaska | Gloucester Mining Co. | 35 | 50 feet | Owned by the GM Co. At Union City, Alaska on the Koyukuk River during the winter of 1898-1899. Wrecked by ice at Nulato, Alaska in 1899. |
El Sueno | U.S.A. #136625 | 1894 | Alameda, California | Joseph A. Leonard | 23 | 44 feet | Originally a sloop, owned by Joseph A. Leonard. Sold to El Sueño de Oro Mining & Transportation Co. in 1897. Converted to a steam power-screw propeller in 1898. At Dall River, Alaska during winter of 1898-1899. Sold to Victor W. Kloppenberg & Lord in 1899. Foundered off Nome, Alaska, in 1903. - Sueño is the Spanish word for dream. El sueño de oro means the dream of gold. |
Empire | U.S.A. #136674 | 1898 | Elizabeth, New Jersey | Crescent Shipyard | 115 | 85 feet | First tunnel boat to operate on the Yukon River. Originally owned by Empire Transportation Co. Transferred to the Northern Navigation Co. in 1901. Registry closed in 1907 or 1908. |
Gertrude | U.S.A. #86423 | 1898 | New Whatcom, Washington | A. L. Walsh | 17 | 39 feet | Originally owned by Little Rhody-Alaska Mining & Transportation Co. Abandoned in 1922 or 1923. |
Gladys | Canada #107722 | 1899 | Jersey City, New Jersey | Marine Vapor Engine Co. | 9 | 45 feet | Originally owned by the North-West Mounted Police. The NWMP became the Royal Northwest Mounted Police in 1904. Boat converted to steam power in 1906. Sold to Pine Creek Power Co. in 1910. Sold to the Inland Trading Co. in 1914. Abandoned at Atlin, British Columbia in 1930. Remains still at Atlin. - Named for Jean Gladys Perry, daughter of Aylesworth Bowen Perry, commander of the NWMP in the Yukon from 1899 to 1900. |
Gold Hunter | - | 1898 | Alameda, California | 4 | At Koyukuk River, Alaska during winter of 1898-1899. Last inspected in 1904. | ||
Gov. Stoneman | U.S.A. #86081 | 1885 | Sacramento, California | 15 | 44 feet | Originally owned by California State Fish Commission. Out of commission from 1892 or 1893 until 1897. Sold to M. Nixon Kimball and L. Stuart Upson in 1897. Wrecked in a storm near Nome, Alaska in 1900. | |
Gussie Brown | U.S.A. #157508 | 1898 | San Francisco, California | Stone & Wilson | 119 | 83 feet | Originally owned by the Alaska Mining & Transportation Co. Sold to Joseph Gawley by 1925. Abandoned in 1926 or 1927. |
1st Herbert | - | 1898 | St. Michael, Alaska | 5 | Operated on the Lower Yukon River. Owned by George M. Pilcher. Last inspected in 1902. Listed in Jones. - Named for Herbert H. Pilcher, older brother of George M. | ||
2nd Herbert | U.S.A. #203375 | 1906 | Anvik, Alaska | 12 | 30 feet | Owned by George M. Pilcher. Registry closed in 1919 or 1920. - Named for Herbert H. Pilcher, older brother of George M. | |
Hettie B | U.S.A. #96278 | 1894 | San Francisco, California | 27 | 43 feet | Originally a sloop with an auxiliary gasoline engine and screw propeller, and owned by John A. McNear. Sold to Alaska-Yukon Transportation Co. in 1897. Converted to steam power-screw propeller in 1898. May have been at Koyukuk River, Alaska during winter of 1898-1899. Converted back to gasoline power in 1902. Eventually owned by George D. Schofield. Stranded at Safety Lagoon, Alaska in 1919. | |
Jessie | Canada #107721 | 1899 | Jersey City, New Jersey | Marine Vapor Engine Co. | 9 | 45 feet | Originally owned by the North-West Mounted Police. The NWMP became the Royal Northwest Mounted Police in 1904. Boat sold to A. J. W. Bridgeman and R. Greenwood in 1908. Registry closed in 1920. - Named for Jessie E. Perry, daughter of Aylesworth Bowen Perry, commander of the NWMP in the Yukon from 1899 to 1900. |
Joe Mathews | U.S.A. #77286 | 1898 | Everett, Washington | Cascade Development Co. | 46 | 46 feet | Owned by Cascade Development Co. At Arctic City, Alaska on the Koyukuk River during the winter of 1898-1899. Stranded at Cape Nome, Alaska in 1899. In 1906, hull rebuilt, reduced from 46 to 19 gross tons, and converted to gasoline power. Eventually owned by J. Myron Haley. Stranded at Cape Darby, Alaska in 1910. - Named for Joseph R. "Joe" Mathews, Alaska steamboat pilot. |
Little Jim | - | 1898 | Carcross, Yukon | Iowa-Alaska Mining Co. | Owned by the IAM Co. At Koyukuk River, Alaska during winter of 1898-1899. | ||
Mabel F | Canada #107259 | 1898 | Bennett, British Columbia | C. Kersting | 10 | 40 feet | Originally owned by John M. Flower. Sold to Edward W. G. "Ted" Tennant in 1902. Resold to P. H. Johnson by 1906. Resold to Matthew Watson in 1918 or 1919. Resold to John Williams in 1924. Registry closed in 1948. Scuttled in Nares Lake, Yukon in 1950. |
Mariam | - | 1897 | Seattle, Washington | Launch | | Owned by North American Transportation & Trading Co. Foundered near Stuart Island, Alaska in 1899. | ||
Marie Balmer | U.S.A. #208035 | 1910 | St. Michael, Alaska | 9 | 54 feet | Originally gasoline power-screw propeller. Owned by Edwin H. Flynn. Converted to steam power in 1913 or 1914. Abandoned in 1922 or 1923. | |
Rebecca | - | 1898 | Brooklyn, New York | U.S. Navy Yard, New York | 7 | Owned by U.S. Government. Operated on the Lower Yukon River beginning in 1898. Last inspected in 1907. | |
Sirene | - | 1894 | Nyack, New York | 4 | At Koyukuk River, Alaska during winter of 1898-1899. For sale in 1899. Last inspected in 1900. Listed in Jones. | ||
Tagish | - | 1899 | Jersey City, New Jersey | Marine Vapor Engine Co. | 28 feet | Originally owned by the North-West Mounted Police. The NWMP became the Royal Northwest Mounted Police in 1904. Boat sold to the British Columbia Government in 1908. - Tagish was derived from a Tagish phrase which means breakup of ice. This name refers to the sound that the Tagish River ice makes during spring breakup. The Tagish Indians adopted this name to identify themselves because, prior to 1898, they spent their winters along the Tagish River. | |
Wm. McKinley | - | 1898 | St. Michael, Alaska | 5 | At Koyukuk River, Alaska during winter of 1898-1899. Wrecked in a storm at St. Michael in 1899. | ||
Wm. Ogilvie | Canada #107527 | 1899 | Bennett, British Columbia | James B. Colvin | 82 | 63 feet | Originally owned by Teslin Yukon Steam Navigation Co. Sold to Harry E. Brown in 1912. Resold to the Inland Trading Co. in 1913. Abandoned at Taku City, British Columbia in 1938. |
Winthrop | - | 1898 | St. Michael, Alaska | 7 | At Koyukuk River, Alaska during winter of 1898-1899. For sale in 1899. Last inspected in 1900. Listed in Jones. | ||
Witch Hazel | - | by 1894 | Bridal Veil, Oregon | 27 feet | Owned by Frank D. Atkins and Edward L. Bushnell. Operated on the Upper Yukon River in 1894 and 1895. Abandoned near Hootalinqua in 1895. Revived and travelled downriver in 1898. Hull last reported to be at Ft. Cudahy, Yukon. - Witch Hazel, Oregon was a small community about 44 miles from Bridal Veil, and near the home of a person named Frank Atkins. The witch hazel plant is not native to Oregon. | ||
Wyvern | Canada #107160 | 1898 | Dartmouth, United Kingdom | 8 | 45 feet | Owned by Edward M. Bruce. Wrecked on the Snake River, Yukon in 1900. | |
Yellow Kid | Canada #107258 | 1898 | Lindeman, British Columbia | 3 | 29 feet | Owned by F. Porter Worsnop. Wrecked and abandoned in 1920. | |
Yukon | U.S.A. #27578 | 1869 | San Francisco, California | John W. Gates | 20 | 49 feet | Originally owned by Parrott & Co. Parrott & Co. was absorbed by the Alaska Commercial Co. in 1870. Wrecked by ice at Ft. Yukon, Alaska in 1880. - For remarks relating to the name Yukon, see, Remarks for 2nd Yukon, U.S.A. #165172, under White Pass and Yukon Route, above. |
Name | Registry | Year Built | Where Built | Builder | Volume | Hull Length | Remarks |
Admiral | U.S.A. #127123 | 1896 | Seattle, Washington | 35 | 58 feet | Originally, gasoline power-screw propeller and owned by James O. Hanthorn. Converted to steam power in 1899 or 1900. Converted back to gasoline power in 1905. Stranded at Andreafsky, Alaska later in 1905. - Named for Claude B. Hanthorn, son of James O. | |
Agulleit | U.S.A. #214487 | 1916 | Hastings, Alaska | 16 | 42 feet | Originally, gasoline power-screw propeller. Owned by Northern Commercial Co. Converted to Diesel power in 1954. Destroyed by ice at Emmonak, Alaska in 1971. - Agulleit possibly derived from Aleut or Alutiiq word for hawk. | |
Alatna | U.S.A. #210645 | 1912 | Fairbanks, Alaska | Edmund Marson | 10 | 64 feet | Gasoline power-screw propeller. Owned by Edmund Marson. Abandoned in 1936 or 1937. - Alatna was derived from a Koyukon term, which means other-people river. |
Anna E | U.S.A. #107603 | 1900 | St. Michael, Alaska | 17 | 60 feet | Gasoline power-screw propeller. Gone by 1901. | |
2nd Atlinto | - | 1911 | Atlin, British Columbia | Jules Eggert | 41 feet | Gasoline power-screw propeller. Originally owned by Jules Eggert. Inherited by Paul Eggert in 1922. Sold to John Noland in 1927. Ran until the 1950s. Subsequently, donated to Atlin Historical Society. On display at Atlin. - Atlinto was derived from a hybrid word, consisting of the Tlingit word for big lake, plus the Tagish word for water: literally, big lake water. In turn, the name Atlinto River literally means big lake water river. | |
Bertha | U.S.A. #222524 | 1922 | Fairbanks, Alaska | 14 | 53 feet | Gasoline power-stern wheel. Originally owned by George C. Moody. Sold to George S. Black in 1933 or 1934. Abandoned in 1937 or 1938. - Named for Bertha C. Moody, wife of George C. | |
Bessie D | U.S.A. #222525 | 1922 | Tanana, Alaska | 21 | 50 feet | Gasoline power-screw propeller. Owned by Edwin P. Allard. Abandoned in 1932 or 1933. | |
Bonnie G | U.S.A. #265321 | 1941 | Big Delta, Alaska | 46 | 60 feet | Diesel power-stern wheel. Originally owned by Donald A. Peterson. Peterson died in 1967. Registry closed between 1981 & 1988. | |
Carrier | U.S.A. #208125 | 1908 | San Francisco, California | 6 | 30 feet | Gasoline power-screw propeller. Owned by Northern Commercial Co. Destroyed by fire in 1915. | |
Chetco | U.S.A. #126409 | 1887 | Benecia, California | 103 | 84 feet | Gasoline power-screw propeller. Originally owned by J. S. Kimball & Co. Sold to Luther H. Griffith in 1897. Registry closed in 1903 or 1904. - Chetco was derived from a Chetco metaphor, which literally means at the tail, and figuratively refers to at the mouth of a river. | |
Claude B. Hanthorn | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | See, Admiral. |
Dan | U.S.A. #207507 | 1910 | Seattle, Washington | 13 | 60 feet | Gasoline power-stern wheel. Owned by Jack Dobler in 1913. Owned by Capt. George C. "Charles" Finger by 1925. Abandoned in 1927 or 1928. | |
Danaco No. 1 | U.S.A. #226606 | 1927 | Houghton, Washington | 14 | 62 feet | Diesel power-screw propeller. Originally owned by Day Navigation Co. Sold to Harry Donnelley in 1944. Sold to Kuskokwim Transportation Co. in 1949. Sold to Northern Transportation & Equipment Co. in 1951. Sold to Alaska Towing & Salvage Co. between 1952 & 1954. Abandoned between 1965 & 1967. - Danaco is an acronym for Day Navigation Co. | |
Danaco No. 2 | U.S.A. #226607 | 1927 | Houghton, Washington | 11 | 62 feet | Gasoline power-screw propeller. Originally owned by Day Navigation Co. Sold to Harry Donnelley in 1944. Abandoned in 1956. - Danaco is an acronym for Day Navigation Co. | |
Danaco No. 7 | U.S.A. #233723 | 1935 | Houghton, Washington | 14 | 60 feet | Gasoline power-screw propeller. Originally owned by Day Navigation Co. Sold to Harry Donnelley in 1944. Sold to George S. Black Estate in 1956. Sold to Yutana Barge Lines, Inc. in 1964. Sold to Yukon Fishing & Transportation Co. between 1965 & 1967. Registry closed between 1981 & 1988. - Danaco is an acronym for Day Navigation Co. | |
Democrat | U.S.A. #215922 | 1918 | Seattle, Washington | 34 | 56 feet | Gasoline power-screw propeller. Owned by Hans Hamm by 1925. Sold to Nordby Supply Co. in 1927 or 1928. Wrecked in the Yukon River in 1931. | |
Discovery II | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | See, Yutana. |
Dispatch | - | 1903 | St. Michael, Alaska | Northern Commercial Co. | 35 feet | Originally owned by the NC Co. | |
Dr. Martin | U.S.A. #215793 | 1917 | Seattle, Washington | Capt. Anderson | 28 | 61 feet | Gasoline power-screw propeller. Originally owned by King County, Washington. Sold to Northern Commercial Co. in 1924. Destroyed by fire in 1926. |
Dorothy | U.S.A. #157505 | 1898 | Seattle, Washington | 126 | 75 feet | Originally steam power-stern wheel and owned by Koyukuk Mining & Exploration Co. At Bergman, Alaska on the Koyukuk River during the winter of 1898-1899. KM&E Co. dissolved in 1904. Boat converted to gasoline power in 1911. Registry closed in 1916 or 1917. - Named for Dorothy W. Lund, daughter of Capt. George H. Wonson of the KM&E Co. | |
Elaine G | U.S.A. #258597 | 1945 | Fairbanks, Alaska | 84 | 64 feet | Diesel power-stern wheel. Originally owned by Donald A. Peterson. Peterson died in 1967. Registry closed in 1970. | |
Emily | U.S.A. #204379 | 1907 | St. Michael, Alaska | 11 | 47 feet | Gasoline power-screw propeller. Originally owned by Albert E. Edwards. Owned by John B. Sifton by 1925. Sold to Fred B. Jorgensen in 1931 or 1932. Stranded at Juneau, Alaska in 1943. - Named for Emily Edwards, daughter of Albert E. | |
Emma R | - | by 1946 | Diesel power-stern wheel. Owned by Donald A. Peterson. Reported to exist in 1955. | ||||
Emma R No. 2 | - | by 1946 | Diesel power-stern wheel. Owned by Donald A. Peterson. Reported to exist in 1946. | ||||
Emmonak | U.S.A. #532268 | 1945 | Jersey City, New Jersey | Walsh Construction Co. | 80 | 44 feet | Gasoline power-screw propeller. Owned by Weaver Bros. prior to 1968. Sold to Black Navigation Co. in 1968. Enlarged to 54' × 22' in 1980. Transferred to Crowley Marine Services, Inc. in 2005. Sold to Cruz Marine, LLC and converted to a barge in 2013. - Emmonak is derived from a Yup’ik phrase which means blackfish. Kanitshna is derived from a Koyukon phrase which means uncertain river. |
Ensee | U.S.A. #227463 | 1923 | Seattle, Washington | 86 | 67 feet | Gasoline power-screw propeller. Owned by Northern Commercial Co. Broken up at St. Michael, Alaska in 1967. - Ensee is the vocalization of the initials of the NC Co. | |
Frontiersman | Canada #116614 | 1908 | Whitehorse, Yukon | 4 | 45 feet | Gasoline power-stern wheel. Owned by Clair Marcil and Thomas Smith. Gone in 1920. | |
Grayling | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | See, Emmonak. |
Hazel B No. 1 | U.S.A. #243456 | 1941 | Wrangell, Alaska | 102 | 65 feet | Diesel power-screw propeller. Originally owned by Capt. Sydney C. Barrington. Sold to Harry Donnelley in 1945. Sold to Kuskokwim Transportation Co. in 1949. Sold to Alaska Towing & Salvage Co. in 1952 or 1953. Abandoned between 1965 & 1967. - Named for Hazel Barrington, wife of Capt. Sydney C. | |
Hazel B No. 2 | U.S.A. #231646 | 1932 | Seattle, Washington | Marine Construction Co. | 143 | 93 feet | Diesel power-screw propeller. Originally owned by Capt. Sydney C. Barrington. Operated for U.S. Army during World War II as "ST 467." Sold to Alaska Dept. of Health in 1952 or 1953. Sold to Donald A. Peterson in 1955. Peterson died in 1967. Registry closed between 1981 & 1988. - Named for Hazel Barrington, wife of Capt. Sydney C. |
Hettie B | U.S.A. #96278 | 1894 | San Francisco, California | 27 | 43 feet | Originally a sloop with an auxiliary gasoline engine and screw propeller and owned by John A. McNear. Sold to Alaska-Yukon Transportation Co. in 1897. Converted to steam power-screw propeller in 1898. May have been at Koyukuk River, Alaska during winter of 1898-1899. Converted back to gasoline power in 1902. Eventually owned by George D. Schofield. Stranded at Safety Lagoon, Alaska in 1919. | |
Idler | U.S.A. #209222 | 1911 | Fairbanks, Alaska | Fred G. Noyes | 71 | 64 feet | Originally, steam power-stern wheel. Originally owned by Fred G. Noyes. Sold to George S. Black, converted to Diesel power, and reduced from 98 to 71 gross tons in 1935. Transferred to George S. Black Estate in 1953. Abandoned in 1956. |
Joe Mathews | U.S.A. #77286 | 1898 | St. Michael, Alaska | 19 | 46 feet | Originally, steam power-screw propeller and owned by Cascade Development Co. At Arctic City, Alaska on the Koyukuk River during the winter of 1898-1899. Stranded at Cape Nome, Alaska in 1899. In 1906, hull rebuilt, reduced from 46 to 19 gross tons, and converted to Gasoline power. Eventually owned by J. Myron Haley. Stranded at Cape Darby, Alaska in 1910. - Named for Joseph R. "Joe" Mathews, Alaska steamboat pilot. | |
Kantishna | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | See, Emmonak. |
Keystone | U.S.A. #208580 | 1911 | Seattle, Washington | 14 | 55 feet | Gasoline power-stern wheel. Owned by Keystone Transportation Co. Abandoned in 1923 or 1924. | |
Kusko | U.S.A. #237519 | 1938 | Fairbanks, Alaska | George S. Black | 17 | 50 feet | Diesel power-screw propeller. Originally owned by George S. Black. Transferred to George S. Black Estate in 1953. Sold to Yutana Barge Lines, Inc. in 1964. Registry closed between 1981 & 1988. |
Marie Balmer | U.S.A. #208035 | 1910 | St. Michael, Alaska | 9 | 54 feet | Originally gasoline power-screw propeller. Owned by Edwin H. Flynn. Converted to steam power in 1913 or 1914. Abandoned in 1922 or 1923. | |
Martha Angeline | - | about 1916 | Gasoline power-screw propeller. Acquired by Alaska Dept. of Education and became a hospital boat in 1926. Retired in 1935. | ||||
Mary | U.S.A. #223314 | 1922 | Fairbanks, Alaska | 11 | 43 feet | Gasoline power-screw propeller. Owned by Waechter Bros. in 1926. Sold to Northern Commercial Co. in 1929 or 1930. Sold to John Monohan in 1930 or 1931. Abandoned in 1943. | |
2nd Messenger | U.S.A. #208034 | 1908 | San Francisco, California | 10 | 44 feet | Gasoline power-screw propeller. Owned by Northern Commercial Co. Abandoned in 1922 or 1923. | |
Mildred | U.S.A. #241824 | 1928 | Nenana, Alaska | 40 | 61 feet | Diesel power-screw propeller. Originally owned by Northern Commercial Co. Sold to Evans Hawk in 1971. Sold to Hakala Navigation Co. in 1972. Registry closed between 1981 & 1988. | |
Misabe No. 1 | U.S.A. #230855 | 1931 | Belmar, New Jersey | 14 | 37 feet | Gasoline power-screw propeller. Owned by Northern Commercial Co. Broken up at St. Michael, Alaska in 1969. - Misabe is derived from an Ojibwe word which means giant. | |
Mud Hen | U.S.A. #237901 | 1928 | Fairbanks, Alaska | 14 | 40 feet | Gasoline power-screw propeller. Owned by George S. Black. Abandoned in 1949. | |
3rd Northern Light | U.S.A. #223316 | 1922 | Nenana, Alaska | 18 | 38 feet | Gasoline power-screw propeller. Owned by Samuel Clow. Abandoned in 1932 or 1933. | |
No. 1 | U.S.A. #249012 | 1945 | Fairbanks, Alaska | 113 | 111 feet | Diesel power-screw propeller. Originally owned by Donald A. Peterson. Peterson died in 1967. Registry closed between 1981 & 1988. | |
No. 2 | U.S.A. #249013 | 1945 | Fairbanks, Alaska | 113 | 111 feet | Originally, Diesel power-screw propeller and owned by Donald A. Peterson. Converted to a barge in 1956. Peterson died in 1967. Registry closed between 1981 & 1988. | |
Ohio | - | Gasoline power-screw propeller. Eventually owned by Empire Transportation Co. | |||||
Pelican No. 4 | U.S.A. #230869 | 1931 | Seattle, Washington | Norman Blanchard | 19 | 51 feet | Gasoline power-screw propeller. Originally owned by George S. Black. Transferred to George S. Black Estate in 1953. Sold to Charles M. Binkley, Jr. and William English in 1956. Sold to Inland Riverways, Inc. in 1958. Broken up in 1968. |
Play Fair | U.S.A. #246020 | 1928 | Seattle, Washington | 14 | 31 feet | Gasoline power-screw propeller. Owned by Clarence Dull by 1944. Sold to Northern Commercial Co. in 1947. Abandoned in 1954. | |
Roosevelt | - | Gasoline power-screw propeller. Owned by Northern Commercial Co. | |||||
Rough Rider | U.S.A. #111410 | 1902 | Ballard, Washington | 11 | 60 feet | Gasoline power-stern wheel. Originally owned by Hoey V. V. Bean and Capt. Ernest C. Miller. Sold to Keystone Transportation Co. between 1905 & 1907. Abandoned in 1924 or 1925. | |
Sadie | U.S.A. #202452 | 1905 | St. Michael, Alaska | 8 | 34 feet | Gasoline power-screw propeller. Registry closed in 1912 or 1913. | |
Sea Wolf | U.S.A. #245555 | 1939 | Holikachuk, Alaska | 38 | 54 feet | Gasoline power-stern wheel. Owned by Harry Donnelley by 1944. Sold to Nick Demientieff in 1958. Registry closed in 1970. | |
Shamrock | - | by 1929 | Originally, steam power-stern wheel. Obtained by Klondike Airways about 1929. Subsequently, converted to Gasoline power. Retired in 1938. | ||||
ST 467 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | See, Hazel B No. 2. |
Taku Chief | U.S.A. #237245 | 1938 | Seattle, Washington | Olson & Sunde Marine Works | 42 | 59 feet | Diesel power-screw propeller. Originally owned by the Taku Vessel Co. Sold to U.S. Civil Aeronautics Board in 1945. Sold to Yutana Barge Lines, Inc. in 1956. Condemned in 1978. On display at Nenana, Alaska. - Taku is a contraction of a longer Tlingit phrase, which means a flooding of Canada geese. |
Tana | U.S.A. #201820 | 1905 | Seattle, Washington | 234 | 106 feet | Originally, gasoline power-stern wheel and owned by Capt. Wallace Langley. Converted to steam power in 1906. Sold to Alaska Rivers Navigation Co. in 1933. Abandoned in 1940. - Tana was derived from an Ahtna phrase, which means "bagged-object-is-in-position" river. Most likely, a contraction or an idiom. | |
Tanana | U.S.A. #222526 | 1922 | Tanana, Alaska | 10 | 52 feet | Gasoline power-screw propeller. Owned by H. F. Bryam. Abandoned in 1930 or 1931. - Tanana derived from a Lower Tanana phrase, which is not the name of the Tanana River, but is the name of the village. Means river trail. | |
The Marion | - | 1945 | Old Crow, Yukon | 30 | Gasoline power-screw propeller. Owned by Northern Commercial Co. | ||
Tolovana | U.S.A. #233318 | 1923 | Nenana, Alaska | 16 | 40 feet | Gasoline power-stern wheel. Owned by John Barrack. Abandoned in 1929 or 1930. - Tolovana was derived from a Lower Tanana phrase which means grey water river. | |
Visitor | U.S.A. #228079 | 1928 | St. Michael, Alaska | 13 | 39 feet | Gasoline power-screw propeller. Owned by George T. Butler. Destroyed by fire at Hamilton, Alaska in 1933. | |
Vixen | Canada #116612 | 1907 | Whitehorse, Yukon | Eli Verreau | 5 | 40 feet | Gasoline power-screw propeller. Owned by Eli Verreau. Broken up in 1918. |
Wave | U.S.A. #204697 | 1907 | Decatur, Washington | 11 | 42 feet | Gasoline power-screw propeller. Owned by E. H. Pfaffle by 1925. Sold to Lomen Reindeer Corp. in 1927 or 1928. Abandoned in 1948. | |
Yutana | U.S.A. #271285 | 1953 | Fairbanks, Alaska | Arthur L. Peterson | 122 | 81 feet | Diesel power-stern wheel. Originally owned by George S. Black. Transferred to George S. Black estate in 1953. Sold to Alaska Riverways, Inc. in 1967. Rebuilt in 1970. Now 180 gross tons and 116 feet long. - Yutana is a blend of Yukon and Tanana. |
General references
Technical and ownership information of the above boats was derived from the following:- Alaska Railroad Record, Vols. 1-4.
- Andrews, Clarence L.. "Marine Disasters in Alaska of the Alaska Route," 7 The Washington Historical Quarterly, No. 1, at pp. 21–37.
- Bayers, Lloyd H. , MS 0010, , Juneau, Alaska.
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- Colton, Tim. Shipbuilding History, at, http://www.shipbuildinghistory.com.
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- Progress Reports of the Alaskan Engineering Commission, 1916-1923. , National Archives and Records Administration, College Park, Maryland.
- Yukon Archives, Whitehorse, Yukon.
- Sundry Civil Appropriations Bill for 1919: Hearings before Subcommittee of House Committee on Appropriations, 65th Cong., 2nd Sess. 1156 .
- Yukon Archives, Whitehorse, Yukon.
- University of Missouri-St. Louis Mercantile Library, St. Louis, Missouri.
- White Pass and Yukon Route Comptroller’s Special Report, for years 1902-1949