 SS
Klondike
This sternwheeler greets most visitors as they enter our city, and indeed it
represents an age when the City of Whitehorse served a major function as the
transportation hub of this entire region, taking miners, their families and those
who wished to take advantage of the Gold Rush. This sternwheeler may be toured
today. Easy access & RV parking.
Take A Tour on the SS Klondike!
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Before the tour begins
a video is shown explaining some of the history
of river boat transportation in the Yukon. |
The freight deck aboard
the SS Klondike. |
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Supplies that
would have been carried aboard the SS Klondike
when she
was operational. |
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Engine Room. |
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First class dining room. |
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First class dining room. |
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Kitchen. |
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| S.S. Klondike II Specifications |
| Launched : |
Whitehorse, May 1937 |
| Owner: |
British Yukon Navigation Co. /
White Pass & Yukon Route |
| Port of Registry: |
Dawson City, YukonTerritory |
| Official No.: |
156744 |
| Length: |
64 m (210') |
| Width: |
12.5 m (419') |
| Molded Depth: |
1.5 m (5.75') |
| Loaded Draught: |
1 m (40 in.) |
| Light Draught: |
6 m (24 in ) |
| Gross Tonnage: |
1226.25 tonnes (1362.5 t) |
| Registered Tonnage: |
918.45 tonnes (1020.5 t) |
| Cargo Capacity: |
270 tonnes (approx. 300 t) |
| Crew: |
23 (in 1940) |
| Passengers: |
75 (lst & 2nd class) |
| Engines: |
2 compound jet-condenser type
producing 525 H.P. |
| Boiler: |
Locomotive type (fire-tube) manufactured
at the Polson Iron Works,Toronto, 1901, previously
used in Steamer Yukoner & S.S. Klondike #1
(working pressure:129.4 kilograms/sq. cm. - 184
lb /sq. in. ) |
| Cargo: |
(upstream) Silver-lead ore
(downstream) general cargo (fuel, food) |
| Travel Time: |
(Whitehorse-Dawson) approx. 1.5
days
(Dawson-Whitehorse) approx. 4-5 days |
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For further information please visit the Parks
Canada web site.
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