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The Beaver was the first steamship to operate in the Pacific Northwest of North America. Launched 2 May 1835, the Beaver was used to service trading posts maintained by the Hudson's Bay Company between Puget Sound and Alaska. In 1862 she was chartered by the Royal Navy to survey and chart the coast of what is now the province of British Columbia. She was finally sold by the Hudson's Bay Company in 1874, and served until 25 July 1888 when she went aground on rocks at Prospect Point in Vancouver, British Columbia's Burrard Inlet. The wreck finally sank in July, 1892, but the site of the sinking, just offshore from Vancouver's Stanley Park, is commemorated by a plaque. Paddle steamers - Lucerne-Switzerland Left: original paddlewheel from a paddle steamer on the lake of Lucerne. ...
Darker red states are always part of the Pacific Northwest. ...
World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America North America is a continent in the northern hemisphere bordered on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the North Atlantic Ocean, on the south by the Caribbean Sea, and on the west by the...
May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (123rd in leap years). ...
1835 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...
The Hudsons Bay Company (HBC) TSX: HBC is the oldest corporation in Canada (and the second oldest in North America) and is one of the oldest in the world still in existence. ...
Puget Sound Puget Sound is an arm (sound) of the Pacific Ocean in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. ...
State nickname: The Last Frontier, The Land of the Midnight Sun Official languages English Capital Juneau Largest city Anchorage Governor Frank Murkowski (R) Senators Ted Stevens (R) Lisa Murkowski (R) Area - Total - % water Ranked 1st 663,267 mi² / 1,717,854 km² 13. ...
1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...
The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the senior service of the British armed services, being the oldest of its three branches. ...
Canada is a federation of ten provinces which, together with three territories, comprise the worlds second largest country. ...
Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Splendour without diminishment) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Area 944,735 km² (5th) • Land 925,186 km² • Water 19,549 km² (2. ...
1874 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...
July 25 is the 206th day (207th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 159 days remaining. ...
1888 is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ...
This article refers to the city in British Columbia, Canada. ...
Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Splendour without diminishment) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Area 944,735 km² (5th) • Land 925,186 km² • Water 19,549 km² (2. ...
Indian Arm extends north (to the upper right of the photo) from Burrard Inlet, in this view from the southeast at Burnaby Mountain. ...
July is the seventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ...
1892 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...
An areal view of Stanley Park. ...
Statistics
- Length: 100' 9"
- Beam: 20'
- Draught: 8' 6"
- Displacement: 109 Tons
- Power: 2 x 35 horsepower Boulton & Watt steam engines driving two 13' diameter paddlewheels
- Builder: Green, Wigram & Green, Blackwall Yard, London, England
The horsepower (hp) is the name of several non-metric units of power. ...
A steam engine is a heat engine that makes use of the thermal energy that exists in steam, converting it to mechanical work. ...
A paddle steamer, paddleboat, or paddlewheeler is a ship driven by one or more paddle wheels driven by a steam engine. ...
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