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

NameRegistryYear BuiltWhere BuiltBuilderVolume Hull LengthRemarks
C. H. BradleyU.S.A. #1272541898Ballard, WashingtonDusty Diamond Corp. 2970 feetOriginally 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.
MeteorU.S.A. #930311900San Francisco, CaliforniaUnited Engineering Works6876 feetOriginally 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.
OmegaCanada #1079321900Bennett, British ColumbiaPacific Contract Co. for WP&YR12799 feetUsed during railroad construction. Broken up in 1901.
Tasmanian Canada #1117861899Chiswick, United Kingdom ;
Bennett, British Columbia
John I. Thornycroft & Co. ;
Canadian Development Co.
2164 feetOriginally 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-1899Bennett, British ColumbiaPacific Contract Co. for WP&YRUsed 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.

NameRegistryYear BuiltWhere BuiltBuilderVolume Hull LengthRemarks
Anna-191341 feetAcquired by WP&YR in 1922. Sold by WP&YR in 1923.
Brandt-1929Vancouver, British ColumbiaTurner Boat Works35 feetBuilt for WP&YR. Exploded at Indian Point, British Columbia in 1947.
Dodo-1917Built for WP&YR. Used by WP&YR Mail Service Department until 1925. Last used by WP&YR in 1926. Sold in 1939.
Donjek-by 1915Acquired by WP&YR in 1915. Sold to George Turner in 1923.
- Donjek was derived from a Northern Tutchone phrase, which means silverberry.
Falcon-1908Whitehorse, YukonWP&YRUsed by WP&YR Mail Service Department. Gone in 1918.
Hawk-1919Whitehorse, YukonWP&YRWrecked in 1921. Abandoned in 1922.
Hazel B-1914Lake Laberge, YukonSide Streams Navigation Co.1543 feetOriginally 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-1948Built 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-1916Seattle, WashingtonBuilt 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.
Loon1922Whitehorse, YukonWP&YR30 54 feetLast 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-1934Vancouver, British ColumbiaBoeing Aircraft of Canada, Ltd.6 29 feetOriginally 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-1908Morris Heights, New YorkCharles L. Seabury & Co.32 feetOriginally 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 1948Acquired by WP&YR in 1948. Last used by WP&YR in 1951. Gone between 1950 & 1955.
Pilot No. 2-19131830 feetOriginally 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-1903St. Michael, AlaskaNorthern Commercial Co.35 feetOriginally owned by Northern Commercial. Acquired by WP&YR from Northern Commercial Co. in 1918. Sold back to Northern Commercial in 1923.
Sea Sled-1928Seattle, WashingtonPacific MarineOriginally owned by WP&YR. Last used by WP&YR in 1933. Engine removed in 1940. Remainder of boat sold in 1945.
Shushanna-by 1919Acquired 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
1913Whitehorse, YukonWP&YR745 feetUsed 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-1932Whitehorse, YukonWP&YR20 55 feetSold 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
-1913White River, YukonCharles M. Binkley, Sr.50 feetOriginally 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 #1385391917Atlin, British ColumbiaCousins Bros. for WP&YR286
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 1901Previously 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
-1908Whitehorse, YukonWP&YROriginally owned by WP&YR. Last used by WP&YR in 1922. Gone between 1950 & 1955.
Tyee-by 1912Acquired 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-1918Acquired 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.
WarriorU.S.A. #2049351905Pittsburg, CaliforniaSiino Boat Works734 feetAcquired 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-1939Whitehorse, YukonWP&YR8 37 feetOriginally 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 1901Previously 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 189920 feetAcquired by WP&YR in 1899. Used on Summit Lake during June 1899. Last used by WP&YR in 1899.

NameRegistry Year BuiltWhere BuiltBuilderVolume Hull LengthRemarks
Clifford J. RogersCanada #198983 ;
U.K. #198983 ;
Liberia #3412
1955Montreal, QuebecCanadian Vickers Shipyards, Ltd.
3000335 feetContainer 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. BrownCanada #322244 ;
Russia #M-44845 ;
IMO6514170
1965Montreal, QuebecCanadian Vickers Shipyards, Ltd.
8040394 feetContainer 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 KlondikeCanada #330809;
IMO6912449
1969Montreal, QuebecCanadian Vickers Shipyards, Ltd.
8043394 feetContainer 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 ICanada #1589321936Vancouver, British Columbia1737 feetOriginally 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
1920Whitehorse, YukonWP&YR85
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 RoseCanada #1166301929Vancouver, British ColumbiaAskew Boat Works3261 feetOnly 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

NameRegistryYear BuiltWhere BuiltBuilderVolume Hull LengthRemarks
Anne WU.S.A. #2118621913Portland, OregonPortland Shipbuilding Co.8488 feetOriginally 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. #878581882Dumbarton, ScotlandHenry Murray & Co.4126420 feetOriginally, 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 191741 feetOwned 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. #2001581903Hoquiam, Washington11786 feetOriginally 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.

NameRegistryYear BuiltWhere BuiltBuilderVolume Hull LengthRemarks
Matanuska-1915Seattle, WashingtonAlaskan Engineering Commission66 feetA.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-1911Whitehorse, Yukon45 feetOriginally 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.

NameRegistryYear BuiltWhere BuiltBuilderVolume Hull LengthRemarks
Alaska -by 191742 feetAcquired 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 191842 feetAcquired 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. 1-1916Anchorage, AlaskaSydney C. Barrington and Charles M. Binkley, Sr. 65 feetOriginally 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. 2-1916Anchorage, AlaskaSydney C. Barrington and Charles M. Binkley, Sr. 87 feetOriginally 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. 3-1916Anchorage, AlaskaSydney C. Barrington and Charles M. Binkley, Sr. 87 feetOriginally 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-1917Anchorage, AlaskaAlaskan Engineering Commission34 feetUsed 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.
IslanderU.S.A. #2108521912Mt. Vernon, Washington1547 feetAcquired 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-1917Anchorage, AlaskaAlaskan Engineering Commission46 feetUsed 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 191832 feetAcquired 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 191834 feetAcquired 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-1917Anchorage, AlaskaAlaskan Engineering Commission36 feetOwned by A.E.C. Used on the Cook Inlet. Gone between 1918 & 1923. Never on the Yukon River.

NameRegistryYear BuiltWhere BuiltBuilderVolume Hull LengthRemarks
Bella Catherine....................................See, Tanana.
Tanana
U.S.A. #2721221953Portland, OregonAlbina Engine & Machine Works
450110 feetPurchased 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 YukonU.S.A. #2721211953Portland, OregonAlbina Engine & Machine Works
336110 feetPurchased 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.
NameRegistry Year BuiltWhere BuiltBuilderVolume Hull LengthRemarks
A. J. GoddardCanada #1075171898San Francisco, California ;
Bennett, British Columbia
Risdon Iron Works ;
James H. Calvert
1550 feetOriginally 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 #1072571898New Westminster, British ColumbiaCoffey & Hanley3250 feetOriginally 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 UnionU.S.A. #1074951898Nunivak Island, AlaskaAlaska Union Mining Co.214110 feetOwned by AUM Co. Stranded at Seaforth, Alaska, on the South Fork of the Koyukuk River in 1899.
AnawandaU.S.A. #1074211898St. Michael, AlaskaJoseph Supple3146 feetOriginally 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.
ArcticU.S.A. #1072541889St. Michael, AlaskaAlaska Commercial Co.42140 feetOwned by AC Co. Wrecked by ice at Forty Mile, Yukon in 1897.
Arctic BoyU.S.A. #1074111898St. Michael, AlaskaU.S. Mining, Development & Lumber Co.74124 feetOriginally 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.
AtholU.S.A. #1074141898Unalaska, Alaska1642 feetNot inspected. Registry closed in 1902 or 1903.
Atlas-by 1914Owned by Clarence D. Flanagan. Foundered on the Upper Tanana River in 1916.
1st Atlinto
-1904Atlin, British ColumbiaWilliam J. SmithSide 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. 2U.S.A. #1073591898San Francisco, California5463 feetOriginally 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-1898Seattle, Washington19Owned by the Aurum Mining Co.. Operated on the Lower Yukon River. Last inspected in 1903. Listed in Jones.
1st BeaverU.S.A. #36491895Benicia, California3859 feetOriginally owned by Alaska Commercial Co. Sold to Pacific Packing & Navigation Co. in 1897 or 1898. Registry closed in 1912 or 1913.
2nd BeaverU.S.A. #37631898St. Michael, AlaskaHarry A. Parshall & Co.3555 feetOwned 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-1897Bennett, British ColumbiaLewis Stenger and A. H. Willock35 feetOperated on Bennett Lake. Owned by Michael J. Dignan, Stenger, and Willock. Gone in 1899.
- Bellingham, Washington was the home of Lewis Stenger.
Ben HurU.S.A. #2055621906Nome, Alaska4676 feetOwned by William McCamant in 1925. Abandoned in 1926 or 1927.
Blackfoot-by 1898At Hogatza River, Alaska during winter of 1898-1899.
BurpeeCanada #1071571898Toronto, OntarioPolson Iron Works
946 feetOwned by Isaac Burpee. Registry closed in 1914.
CaribouU.S.A. #2089631910Fairbanks, Alaska4657 feetOwned by William Daniels. Abandoned in 1923 or 1924.
Carl WhiteU.S.A. #2220581919Fairbanks, Alaska4365 feetOwned by Carl C. White. Abandoned at Fairbanks in 1926.
City of BradfordU.S.A. #1272881898St. Michael, Alaska3944 feetOwned by Wenthrop Mining & Trading Co.. Last inspected in 1903. Listed in Jones. Registry closed in 1908 or 1909.
City of ChicagoU.S.A. #1272961898St. Michael, AlaskaJoseph Supple14285 feetOriginally owned by John Myers. Last inspected in 1898. Sold to Donald Smith in 1899. Registry closed in 1900.
City of ParisU.S.A. #1272691898Seattle, WashingtonRichard A. Talbot300120 feetOriginally 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. MarieU.S.A. #1278271898Dutch Harbor, Alaska14893 feetBuilt 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.
ClaraU.S.A. #1272491898San Francisco, CaliforniaJohn Cameron9776 feetOriginally 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.
ClioU.S.A. #1272971898St. Michael, Alaska3464 feetRegistry closed in 1916 or 1917.
Cora....................................See, Koakuk.
D. ArmstrongU.S.A. #1575211898St. Michael, AlaskaSt. Marys Mining & Milling Co.3256 feetOriginally 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.
DorothyU.S.A. #1575051898Seattle, Washington12675 feetOriginally 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 DiamondU.S.A. #1575221898St. Michael, AlaskaDusty Diamond Corp. 10175 feetBuilt 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. KyleU.S.A. #1366761898San Francisco, California5462 feetOriginally 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 1911Not 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
1898Seattle, WashingtonPuget Sound Bridge & Dredging Co.466140 feetOriginally 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.
EllaU.S.A. #2023001905Seattle, WashingtonHenry Bratnober419120 feetOriginally 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 MU.S.A. #1366671898Brownsville, Oregon1232 feetAt Koyukuk River, Alaska during winter of 1898-1899. Sold to H. B. Meyer in 1899. Last inspected in 1901. Registry closed in 1903.
EmmaCanada #1072601898New Westminster, British ColumbiaW. M. Gifford8254 feetOriginally 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 NottCanada #1072561898Bennett, British ColumbiaRobert J. "Joe" Nott4856 feetOriginally owned by "Joe" Nott. Sold to Arthur J. Simonds in 1903. Broken up in 1908.
- Boat named for Emma Nott Litster, daughter of "Joe."
EnglewoodU.S.A. #1367161898St. Michael, Alaska2651 feetRegistry closed in 1903 or 1904.
EvelynU.S.A. #2057671908St. Michael, AlaskaHenry Bratnober352122 feetOriginally 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.
ExplorerU.S.A. #1365831885Mare Island, CaliforniaU.S. Navy1650 feetOriginally 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. KilbourneCanada #1075161898San Francisco, California ;
Bennett, British Columbia
Risdon Iron Works ;
James H. Calvert
8750 feetOriginally 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.
FloraCanada #1039161898Wheaton River, YukonBennett Lake & Klondyke Navigation Co.6395 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.
FlorenceU.S.A.#1210681898San Francisco, California90101 feetOriginally 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 SU.S.A.#121085 ;
Canada #107857 ; out of documentation
1898St. Michael, AlaskaMoran Bros.
10075 feetOriginally 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 1917Operated on the Upper Yukon River. Owned by Tantalus Coal.
Fortune Hunter....................................See, Helen Bruce.
FultonU.S.A. #1210861898St. Michael, Alaska6665 feetAt 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.
GlenoraU.S.A. #86413 ;
Canada #107149
1898Tacoma, WashingtonGeorge W. Barlow360126 feetOriginally owned the Tacoma-Port Orchard Navigation Co. Sold to R. P. McLennan in 1901. Demolished by fire near Dawson City, Yukon in 1902.
Gold StarU.S.A. #86440 ;
Canada #107856
1898St. Michael, Alaska16894 feetOriginally 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-1904Operated on Chena River. Owned by Wilson and Frank H. Stackpole. Wrecked at Fairbanks, Alaska in 1904.
HamburgU.S.A. #964681899St. Michael, Alaska2432 feetLost in 1899.
Helen Bruce
U.S.A. #2014611898St. Michael, AlaskaKlondike Promotion Co. 8362 feetOriginally 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.
IdlerU.S.A. #2092221911Fairbanks, AlaskaFred G. Noyes9864 feetChain 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.
IllinoisU.S.A. #1006631898St. Michael, AlaskaGalesburg-Alaska Mining & Developing Co.10575 feetOriginally 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.
IndependenceU.S.A. #1006681898St. Michael, AlaskaA. H. Logan14880 feetOriginally 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.
IndianapolisU.S.A. #1006671898St. Michael, Alaska9670 feetOwned by a company of Indiana men. Last inspected in 1899. Registry closed in 1900 or 1901.
Iowa-1898Carcross, YukonIowa-Alaska Mining Co.60 feetOwned by the Iowa-Alaska Mining Co. At Koyukuk River, Alaska during winter of 1898-1899. Retired in 1900.
J. B. Kerr-1898St. Michael, Alaska25Operated on the Lower Yukon River. Last inspected in 1900. Listed in Jones.
James DeitrickU.S.A. #773151898Elizabeth, New JerseyCrescent Shipyard
2550 feetOwned by James Deitrick. At Peavey, Alaska on the Koyukuk River during the winter of 1898-1899. Registry closed in 1903.
James DomvilleCanada #1071541898North Vancouver, British ColumbiaAlfred Wallace486122 feetOriginally 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 MU.S.A. #773201898St. Michael, AlaskaCrescent Shipyard
4970 feetOriginally 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-1898Bennett, British ColumbiaKalamazoo 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.
KluhaneCanada #1269421909Victoria, British ColumbiaVictoria Machinery Depot
1955 feetOwned 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 189135 feetNot 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 KoyukukU.S.A. #1612021902Portland, OregonJoseph Supple286121 feetOwned 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 KoyukukU.S.A. #2034961906St. Michael, AlaskaNorthern Navigation Co.248121 feetOwned 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-1898Seattle, Washington7Operated on the Lower Yukon River. Sold to Dave Cohn and S. M. Hirsch in 1899. Last inspected in 1900. Listed in Jones.
LeahU.S.A. #1415561898St. Michael, AlaskaAlaska Commercial Co.477139 feetOriginally 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.
LeotaU.S.A. #1415411898Alameda, CaliforniaDaniel G. McKenzie3751 feetOriginally 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. #1073571898Stockton, CaliforniaJarvis & Son4460 feetOriginally 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.
LindermanCanada #1075191898Bennett, British ColumbiaCarroll Johnson & Co.5440 feetOperated 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 DeltaU.S.A. #2080381905Fairbanks, Alaska7167 feetOwned 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 SnugU.S.A. #2082631910Fairbanks, Alaska5059 feetOwned by Amos J. Tucker. Registry closed in 1919 or 1920.
Lizzie B-1898New York, New York4Operated on the Lower Yukon River. Last inspected in 1900. Listed in Jones.
LoisU.S.A. #2088261910Fairbanks, Alaska4958 feetRegistry closed in 1914 or 1915.
LoreliU.S.A. #141598 ;
Canada #107940
1896Portland, Oregon3250 feetRebuilt 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.
LorendaU.S.A. #1415681898St. Michael, Alaska4950 feetAbandoned in 1898.
Los AngelesU.S.A. #1415691898St. Michael, Alaska2948 feetAt 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 TalbotU.S.A. #1415511898Seattle, WashingtonRichard A. Talbot342146 feetOriginally 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.
LuellaU.S.A. #1415401898Stockton, CaliforniaJarvis & Son11565 feetOriginally 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 CU.S.A. #929841898St. Michael, Alaska7458 feetPurchased by U.S. Army in 1900. Gone in 1902 or 1903.
Marathon-1909Fairbanks, AlaskaSide wheels. Broken up in 1909.
Marie F-by 1913Side wheels. Operated on the Lower Yukon River. Owned by Capt. George C. "Charles" Finger.
- Named for Mary R. Finger, wife of "Charles."
MarjorieCanada #1072481898New Westminster, British ColumbiaOliver Bigney2037 feetOriginally owned by Teslin Transportation Co. Sold to Henry C. Lisle by 1907. Abandoned in 1914.
Martha ClowU.S.A. #928591898Stockton, CaliforniaJarvis & Son98
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 DU.S.A. #928531898San Francisco, California6762 feetOriginally 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-1898St. Michael, Alaska9Owned 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-1898Bennett, British Columbia24 feetNot known whether stern wheel or screw propeller propulsion.
MilwaukeeU.S.A. #928651898Ballard, WashingtonMilwaukee-Alaska Gold-Dredge Mining Co.396136 feetOriginally 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 #1078631898San Francisco, CaliforniaMatthew Turner284120 feetOriginally 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|MonoCanada #1071021898Stikine River, British ColumbiaFrank P. Armstrong and A. E. Henderson278120 feetOwned by Teslin Transportation Co. Demolished by fire near Dawson City, Yukon in 1902.
NabesnaU.S.A. #2225221922Fairbanks, Alaska7365 feetOwned by Clarence D. Flanagan. Abandoned in 1929 or 1930.
- Nabesna was derived from an Ahtna phrase which means a-type-of-stone river.
NenanaU.S.A. #2233151922Nenana, Alaska840 feetOriginally 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 RacketU.S.A. #1302281882San Francisco, CaliforniaEdward L. Schieffelin2042 feetOriginally 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.
NiagaraCanada #1071581898Vancouver, British Columbia3940 feetOwned by John F. "Jack" Walker. At Koyukuk River, Alaska during winter of 1898-1899. Broken up in 1899.
NoraCanada #1039151898Wheaton River, YukonBennett Lake & Klondyke Navigation Co.6780 feetOriginally 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 StarU.S.A. #1307701898San Francisco, California2846 feetOwned 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 LightU.S.A. #1307891896St. Michael, Alaska1040 feetBuilt by Union Iron Works for the Episcopal Church. Foundered in the Koyukuk River in 1904.
2nd Northern LightU.S.A. #2125751914Tanana, Alaska1241 feetRegistry closed in 1919 or 1920.
Nugget-1898Bergman, Alaska5Operated on the Lower Yukon River. Foundered at Nome, Alaska in 1899.
NunivakU.S.A. #2005281898San Francisco, CaliforniaUnion Iron Works486180 feetOriginally 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 MayCanada #1075141897Bennett, British ColumbiaAlbert S. Kerry5460 feetOriginally 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.
OraCanada #1039141898Wheaton River, YukonBennett Lake & Klondyke Navigation Co.6995 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.
PaulineCanada #1166111907Whitehorse, YukonNathaniel B. Raymond14586 feetOriginally 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.
PioneerU.S.A. #2225231922Fairbanks, Alaska1441 feetOwned by George S. Black. Abandoned in 1930 or 1931.
PotlachU.S.A. #1507931898Racine, Wisconsin1835 feetOwned by Frederick J. Currier. Stranded off the Chena River in 1900.
PupU.S.A. #2019641905Ballard, WashingtonChindern 3354 feetOwned 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.
QuickCanada #1078611900Dawson City, YukonEdward J. Smythe6760 feetOriginally 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.
QuickstepU.S.A. #206171898Seattle, Washington343124 feetSold 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. #1611081898Seattle, WashingtonC. N. Patterson248121 feetOriginally 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 RampartCanada #1166151914Dawson City, YukonAlphonse Geoffrey543 feetOwned 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.
RedlandsU.S.A. #1111781898San Francisco, California1450 feetOriginally owned by Redlands-Alaska Mining Co. For sale in 1899. Listed in Jones. Registry closed in 1913 or 1914.
ReindeerCanada #1070991898Victoria, British ColumbiaThomas H. Trahey358121 feetOriginally 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.
ResearchU.S.A. #2022981898Liverpool, United Kingdom4560 feetOriginally 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 KerrU.S.A. #1111801898Seattle, WashingtonMoran Bros.
718176 feetOriginally 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 IslandU.S.A. #1111771898Seattle, WashingtonKahlke Bros.533134 feetOriginally 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. 2U.S.A. #1111871898Seattle, WashingtonKahlke Bros.333100 feetOriginally 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.
RuthCanada #1075181898Bennett, British ColumbiaJames H. Calvert5250 feetOriginally 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. JamesU.S.A. #1168571898St. Michael, Alaska6370 feetCrew was from St. James, Minnesota. At the Hogatza River, Alaska during the winter of 1898-1899. Foundered at Anvik, Alaska in 1899.
St. JosephU.S.A. #1168631898St. Michael, Alaska6996 feetOriginally owned by the Catholic Church. Sold to Ira F. Wood in 1929 or 1930. Abandoned in 1943.
St. MichaelU.S.A. #1156741879San Francisco, California2849 feetOriginally 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.
SamsonU.S.A. #2082621910Fairbanks, AlaskaRaymond Brumbaugh, Henry C. Hamilton & Edward E. Kellogg27285 feetOwned by Lemuel J. "Joe" Heacock. Wrecked in the Upper Tanana River in 1916.
Seattle No. 1U.S.A. #1168531897St. Michael, AlaskaMoran Bros.
445148 feetOriginally 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.
SelmaU.S.A. #2173271918Ruby, Alaska2748 feetOwned by Edward D. Simon. Abandoned in 1932 or 1933.
- Named for Selma J. Simon, wife of Edward D.
Sen. W. B. AllisonU.S.A. #1168581898St. Michael, Alaska1050 feetAt 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.
ShusanaU.S.A. #2116091913Fairbanks, Alaska4980 feetOriginally 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 WaveU.S.A. #1167491896Moline, Illinois738 feetSold 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.
SovereignU.S.A. #1168131898Ballard, WashingtonThomas C. Reed326126 feetOwned by the Columbia Navigation Co. At Koyukuk River, Alaska during winter of 1898-1899. Wrecked at Nome, Alaska in 1904.
Starkey......1898St. Michael, AlaskaMoran Bros.
9360 feetOwned by the Seattle-Yukon Transportation Co. Sank when launched.
- Named for Harry H. Starkey, an investor in the SYT Co.
SunflowerU.S.A. #1168481898St. Michael, Alaska5760 feetOwned 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. NestorU.S.A. #1457921898St. Michael, AlaskaThomas J. Nestor9572 feetLast inspected in 1899. Registry closed in 1899 or 1900.
- Named for Thomas J. Nestor.
TanaU.S.A. #2018201905Seattle, Washington234106 feetOriginally, 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 ChiefU.S.A. #1457951898Unalaska, AlaskaTheodore L. Morgan et al.7259 feetBuilt 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 HU.S.A. #2083071910Fairbanks, AlaskaLemuel J. "Joe" Heacock15374 feetOriginally 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."
TetlinU.S.A. #2080361908Fairbanks, Alaska6561 feetOwned 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 DwyerU.S.A. #1454071885Sacramento, CaliforniaJohn W. Rock7387 feetOriginally 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 192450Operated on Lower Yukon River. Owned by the Catholic Church.
- Named for Father Pascal Tosi.
Unity-1898Seattle, Washington10Not known whether stern wheel or screw propeller propulsion. At Koyukuk River, Alaska during the winter of 1898-1899. Last inspected in 1899.
VictoriaU.S.A. #1618201897St. Michael, AlaskaMatthew Turner5575 feetOriginally 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.
VictorianCanada #1075201898Bennett, British ColumbiaJames H. Calvert5056 feetOriginally 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-1898Bennett, British Columbia430 feetOperated on the Upper Yukon River.
VivianCanada #1072511898Bennett, British ColumbiaJames H. Calvert5250 feetOriginally 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. EvansU.S.A. #815991898Ballard, Washington729183 feetOwned 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. MerwinU.S.A. #809591883Seattle, WashingtonCapt. Willard K. Merwin229108 feetOriginally 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. StrattonU.S.A. #816231898Seattle, WashingtonJames Casey9475 feetOwned 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 1898Not 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.
WeonaU.S.A. #816241898St. Michael, Alaska2740 feetLast 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-1866San Francisco, California60 feetOwned 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 IrvingCanada #1039181898Bennett, British ColumbiaJoseph Supple10280 feetOriginally 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 YukonU.S.A. #276231883St. Michael, AlaskaAlaska Commercial Co.2170 feetOwned 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-1898Seattle, WashingtonJames Carey545 feetOwned by James Carey. Operated on the Lower Yukon River, at least from 1904 to 1910.

NameRegistry Year BuiltWhere BuiltBuilderVolume Hull LengthRemarks
AlaskaU.S.A. #1074581899Seattle, WashingtonMoran Bros.6074 feetOriginally 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.
AlertCanada #1075151898Lindeman, British ColumbiaG. Milne934 feetOperated on Lindeman Lake. Owned by John J. McKenna. Registry closed in 1919.
AlphaU.S.A. #107404 ;
Canada #107924
1898Seattle, Washington1038 feetOriginally 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-1889Bristol, Rhode IslandHerreschoff Mfg. Co.
48 feetOriginally 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.
ArgonautU.S.A. #1074031898St. Michael, AlaskaIldo Ransdell1550 feetOriginally 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 AtholCanada #1116081900New Westminster, British ColumbiaJoseph G. "Scottie" Morrison1154 feetOperated 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-1899Shakan, Alaska4Eventually owned by Capt. Norron. Existed in 1902.
ConcordU.S.A. #1273061898St. Michael, Alaska1146 feetOwned 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-1898St. Michael, AlaskaGloucester Mining Co.3550 feetOwned 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 SuenoU.S.A. #1366251894Alameda, CaliforniaJoseph A. Leonard2344 feetOriginally 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.
EmpireU.S.A. #1366741898Elizabeth, New JerseyCrescent Shipyard
11585 feetFirst 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.
GertrudeU.S.A. #864231898New Whatcom, WashingtonA. L. Walsh1739 feetOriginally owned by Little Rhody-Alaska Mining & Transportation Co. Abandoned in 1922 or 1923.
GladysCanada #1077221899Jersey City, New JerseyMarine Vapor Engine Co.945 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-1898Alameda, California4At Koyukuk River, Alaska during winter of 1898-1899. Last inspected in 1904.
Gov. StonemanU.S.A. #860811885Sacramento, California1544 feetOriginally 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. #1575081898San Francisco, CaliforniaStone & Wilson11983 feetOriginally owned by the Alaska Mining & Transportation Co. Sold to Joseph Gawley by 1925. Abandoned in 1926 or 1927.
1st Herbert-1898St. Michael, Alaska5Operated 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 HerbertU.S.A. #2033751906Anvik, Alaska1230 feetOwned by George M. Pilcher. Registry closed in 1919 or 1920.
- Named for Herbert H. Pilcher, older brother of George M.
Hettie BU.S.A. #962781894San Francisco, California2743 feetOriginally 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.
JessieCanada #1077211899Jersey City, New JerseyMarine Vapor Engine Co.945 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 MathewsU.S.A. #772861898Everett, WashingtonCascade Development Co.4646 feetOwned 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-1898Carcross, YukonIowa-Alaska Mining Co.Owned by the IAM Co. At Koyukuk River, Alaska during winter of 1898-1899.
Mabel FCanada #1072591898Bennett, British ColumbiaC. Kersting1040 feetOriginally 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-1897Seattle, WashingtonLaunch | Owned by North American Transportation & Trading Co. Foundered near Stuart Island, Alaska in 1899.
Marie BalmerU.S.A. #2080351910St. Michael, Alaska954 feetOriginally gasoline power-screw propeller. Owned by Edwin H. Flynn. Converted to steam power in 1913 or 1914. Abandoned in 1922 or 1923.
Rebecca-1898Brooklyn, New YorkU.S. Navy Yard, New York7Owned by U.S. Government. Operated on the Lower Yukon River beginning in 1898. Last inspected in 1907.
Sirene-1894Nyack, New York4At Koyukuk River, Alaska during winter of 1898-1899. For sale in 1899. Last inspected in 1900. Listed in Jones.
Tagish-1899Jersey City, New JerseyMarine 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-1898St. Michael, Alaska5At Koyukuk River, Alaska during winter of 1898-1899. Wrecked in a storm at St. Michael in 1899.
Wm. OgilvieCanada #1075271899Bennett, British ColumbiaJames B. Colvin8263 feetOriginally 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-1898St. Michael, Alaska7At Koyukuk River, Alaska during winter of 1898-1899. For sale in 1899. Last inspected in 1900. Listed in Jones.
Witch Hazel-by 1894Bridal Veil, Oregon27 feetOwned 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.
WyvernCanada #1071601898Dartmouth, United Kingdom845 feetOwned by Edward M. Bruce. Wrecked on the Snake River, Yukon in 1900.
Yellow KidCanada #1072581898Lindeman, British Columbia329 feetOwned by F. Porter Worsnop. Wrecked and abandoned in 1920.
YukonU.S.A. #275781869San Francisco, CaliforniaJohn W. Gates2049 feetOriginally 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.

NameRegistry Year BuiltWhere BuiltBuilderVolume Hull LengthRemarks
Admiral
U.S.A. #1271231896Seattle, Washington3558 feetOriginally, 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.
AgulleitU.S.A. #2144871916Hastings, Alaska1642 feetOriginally, 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.
AlatnaU.S.A. #2106451912Fairbanks, AlaskaEdmund Marson1064 feetGasoline 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 EU.S.A. #1076031900St. Michael, Alaska1760 feetGasoline power-screw propeller. Gone by 1901.
2nd Atlinto-1911Atlin, British ColumbiaJules Eggert41 feetGasoline 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.
BerthaU.S.A. #2225241922Fairbanks, Alaska1453 feetGasoline 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 DU.S.A. #2225251922Tanana, Alaska2150 feetGasoline power-screw propeller. Owned by Edwin P. Allard. Abandoned in 1932 or 1933.
Bonnie GU.S.A. #2653211941Big Delta, Alaska4660 feetDiesel power-stern wheel. Originally owned by Donald A. Peterson. Peterson died in 1967. Registry closed between 1981 & 1988.
CarrierU.S.A. #2081251908San Francisco, California630 feetGasoline power-screw propeller. Owned by Northern Commercial Co. Destroyed by fire in 1915.
ChetcoU.S.A. #1264091887Benecia, California10384 feetGasoline 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.
DanU.S.A. #2075071910Seattle, Washington1360 feetGasoline 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. 1U.S.A. #2266061927Houghton, Washington1462 feetDiesel 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. 2U.S.A. #2266071927Houghton, Washington1162 feetGasoline 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. 7U.S.A. #2337231935Houghton, Washington1460 feetGasoline 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.
DemocratU.S.A. #2159221918Seattle, Washington3456 feetGasoline 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-1903St. Michael, AlaskaNorthern Commercial Co.35 feetOriginally owned by the NC Co.
Dr. MartinU.S.A. #2157931917Seattle, WashingtonCapt. Anderson2861 feetGasoline power-screw propeller. Originally owned by King County, Washington. Sold to Northern Commercial Co. in 1924. Destroyed by fire in 1926.
DorothyU.S.A. #1575051898Seattle, Washington12675 feetOriginally 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 GU.S.A. #2585971945Fairbanks, Alaska8464 feetDiesel power-stern wheel. Originally owned by Donald A. Peterson. Peterson died in 1967. Registry closed in 1970.
EmilyU.S.A. #2043791907St. Michael, Alaska1147 feetGasoline 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 1946Diesel power-stern wheel. Owned by Donald A. Peterson. Reported to exist in 1955.
Emma R No. 2-by 1946Diesel power-stern wheel. Owned by Donald A. Peterson. Reported to exist in 1946.
Emmonak
U.S.A. #5322681945Jersey City, New JerseyWalsh Construction Co.8044 feetGasoline 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.
EnseeU.S.A. #2274631923Seattle, Washington8667 feetGasoline 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.
FrontiersmanCanada #1166141908Whitehorse, Yukon445 feetGasoline power-stern wheel. Owned by Clair Marcil and Thomas Smith. Gone in 1920.
Grayling....................................See, Emmonak.
Hazel B No. 1U.S.A. #2434561941Wrangell, Alaska10265 feetDiesel 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. #2316461932Seattle, WashingtonMarine Construction Co.14393 feetDiesel 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 BU.S.A. #962781894San Francisco, California2743 feetOriginally 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.
IdlerU.S.A. #2092221911Fairbanks, AlaskaFred G. Noyes7164 feetOriginally, 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 MathewsU.S.A. #772861898St. Michael, Alaska1946 feetOriginally, 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.
KeystoneU.S.A. #2085801911Seattle, Washington1455 feetGasoline power-stern wheel. Owned by Keystone Transportation Co. Abandoned in 1923 or 1924.
KuskoU.S.A. #2375191938Fairbanks, AlaskaGeorge S. Black1750 feetDiesel 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 BalmerU.S.A. #2080351910St. Michael, Alaska954 feetOriginally 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 1916Gasoline power-screw propeller. Acquired by Alaska Dept. of Education and became a hospital boat in 1926. Retired in 1935.
MaryU.S.A. #2233141922Fairbanks, Alaska1143 feetGasoline 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 MessengerU.S.A. #2080341908San Francisco, California1044 feetGasoline power-screw propeller. Owned by Northern Commercial Co. Abandoned in 1922 or 1923.
MildredU.S.A. #2418241928Nenana, Alaska4061 feetDiesel 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. 1U.S.A. #2308551931Belmar, New Jersey1437 feetGasoline 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 HenU.S.A. #2379011928Fairbanks, Alaska1440 feetGasoline power-screw propeller. Owned by George S. Black. Abandoned in 1949.
3rd Northern LightU.S.A. #2233161922Nenana, Alaska1838 feetGasoline power-screw propeller. Owned by Samuel Clow. Abandoned in 1932 or 1933.
No. 1U.S.A. #2490121945Fairbanks, Alaska113111 feetDiesel power-screw propeller. Originally owned by Donald A. Peterson. Peterson died in 1967. Registry closed between 1981 & 1988.
No. 2U.S.A. #2490131945Fairbanks, Alaska113111 feetOriginally, 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. 4U.S.A. #2308691931Seattle, WashingtonNorman Blanchard1951 feetGasoline 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 FairU.S.A. #2460201928Seattle, Washington1431 feetGasoline 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 RiderU.S.A. #1114101902Ballard, Washington1160 feetGasoline 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.
SadieU.S.A. #2024521905St. Michael, Alaska834 feetGasoline power-screw propeller. Registry closed in 1912 or 1913.
Sea WolfU.S.A. #2455551939Holikachuk, Alaska3854 feetGasoline power-stern wheel. Owned by Harry Donnelley by 1944. Sold to Nick Demientieff in 1958. Registry closed in 1970.
Shamrock-by 1929Originally, 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 ChiefU.S.A. #2372451938Seattle, WashingtonOlson & Sunde Marine Works4259 feetDiesel 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.
TanaU.S.A. #2018201905Seattle, Washington234106 feetOriginally, 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.
TananaU.S.A. #2225261922Tanana, Alaska1052 feetGasoline 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-1945Old Crow, Yukon30Gasoline power-screw propeller. Owned by Northern Commercial Co.
TolovanaU.S.A. #2333181923Nenana, Alaska1640 feetGasoline 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.
VisitorU.S.A. #2280791928St. Michael, Alaska1339 feetGasoline power-screw propeller. Owned by George T. Butler. Destroyed by fire at Hamilton, Alaska in 1933.
VixenCanada #1166121907Whitehorse, YukonEli Verreau540 feetGasoline power-screw propeller. Owned by Eli Verreau. Broken up in 1918.
WaveU.S.A. #2046971907Decatur, Washington1142 feetGasoline 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. #2712851953Fairbanks, AlaskaArthur L. Peterson12281 feetDiesel 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: