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''Camosun'' was a steamship built in 1904 in Paisley, Scotland which served in British Columbia. ==Design and construction== ''Camosun'' was the first passenger-freighter ship ordered by the Union Steamship Company of British Columbia.〔Rushton, ''Whistle Up the Inlet'', at pages 45 to 48.〕 The vessel was intended to compete against the ships of two rival concerns, the ''Princess Victoria'' of the Canadian Pacific, and the ''Vadso'' and ''Venture'' of the Boscowitz Company.〔Henry, ''The Good Company'', at pages 33 to 37.〕 Construction on the vessel began in the spring of 1904 at the Bow McLachlan & Co. shipyard in Paisley, Scotland.〔〔Newell, Gordon R., ed., ''H.W. McCurdy Marine History'', at pages 114, 127, and 227.〕 Later it was said that construction on ''Camosun'' had begun with the objective of completing a tug for service on the Hooghly River in India, but when that contract fell through, the ship was completed to the order of the Union Steamship Company.〔 ''Camosun'' had a gross tonnage of 1,369 and net tonnage of 793. The ship was 192.7 feet long, with a beam of 35.2 feet and depth of hold of 17.9 feet.〔〔Rushton, ''Whistle Up the Inlet'', at page 210.〕 The power plant consisted of twin triple-expansion steam engines, rated at 224 nominal horsepower.〔 Steam was generated with two boilers.〔Henry, ''The Good Company'', at page 145.〕 These were originally coal-fired, and later converted to oil.〔 The ship had a speed maximum speed of 14 knots but generally cruised at 12 knots.〔 The ship had 54 first class berths and 120 deck bunks.〔〔 The main first class cabins were located on the upper deck together with lounges fore and aft.〔 There was a smoking room as well as additional cabins on the aft top deck, on which the pilot house and officers' quarters were located on fore part of the top deck.〔 The ship had a dining saloon on the main deck.〔 The hull was strongly built of steel, with a double bottom in the bow and the stern.〔 The ship had a cargo capacity of about 300 tons.〔 The official Canadian registry number was 121204.〔(The New Mills' List, “Registered Canadian Steamships 1817-1930 over 75 feet” ) (accessed 06-17-11).〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Camosun (steamship)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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