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''Mount Royal'' was a sternwheeler that worked on the Skeena River and Stikine Rivers in British Columbia, Canada, from 1902 until 1907. She was named after Lord Strathcona who was also known as Donald Smith, 1st Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal. ''Mount Royal'' was owned by the Hudson's Bay Company which also owned ''Caledonia'' and ''Strathcona''. These sternwheelers were used to serve the communities along the river before and during the construction of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway. During her six seasons of service, ''Mount Royal'' was piloted by Captain SB Johnson. ''Mount Royal'' was built to run against ''Hazelton'' a privately owned sternwheeler that worked as a passenger and freight steamer for Robert Cunningham. ==Construction and launch== ''Mount Royal'' was built by Alexander Watson in Victoria at Albion Iron Works (VMD). Watson designed her specifically for navigating the treacherous Skeena River. Using fine Douglas fir and Eastern oak, he built one of the fastest, lightest and most luxurious sternwheelers that ever ran on the Skeena. Even with a full load of passengers and cargo, she only sat in 36 inches in the water. On ''Mount Royal'' 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「Mount Royal (sternwheeler)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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