SS Aberdeen
SS Aberdeen on Okanagan Lake, 1895 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Canada | |
| Name | Aberdeen |
| Namesake | John Hamilton-Gordon, 7th Earl of Aberdeen (1870-1916) and Governor General of Canada (1893-1898) |
| Owner | Canadian Pacific Railway |
| Route | Penticton to Okanagan Landing |
| Builder | B.C. Iron Works and CPR |
| Launched | May 22, 1893 |
| In service | 1893 |
| Out of service | December 31, 1919 |
| Fate | Hull sold for $35 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Sternwheeler |
| Tonnage | 544.0 |
| Length | 146.2 feet (44.6 m) |
| Beam | 29.9 feet (9.1 m) |
| Depth | 6.8 feet (2.1 m) |
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SS Aberdeen was a steamship commissioned by Canadian Pacific Railway company. It was the first CPR steamship on Okanagan Lake and carried passengers and cargo from Okanagan Landing to Penticton from 1893 to 1919. Aberdeen connected communities along Okanagan Lake for the first time, creating a new era in the Okanagan Valley and greatly aiding the economy and settlement of the interior of British Columbia.