S.S. UNION

Built:  1861 in Victoria by James Trahey
Registration #:  n/a

Hull length:  66.0 feet (exclusive of sternwheel)
Hull width:  17.5 feet
Hull depth:  3.0 feet
Gross weight:  n/a
Registered weight:  n/a
Engines:  n/a

The first steamer to attempt navigation of the Skeena River in 1864, the UNION only made it up 90 miles to the approximate present location of the town of Terrace.   She was commanded by Captain Coffin under contract to the Collins Overland Telegraph Company.

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