S.S. Moyie

S.S. Moyie is a National Historic Site of Canada in Kaslo, British Columbia.

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S. S. MOYIE This elegant sternwheeler is the oldest intact passenger steam vessel of its type in the world. The machinery and the steel frames of its hull were built by the Bertram Engine Works of Toronto, shipped west by rail and assembled in Vancouver. Launched at Nelson on 22 October 1898 by the Canadian Pacific Railway, the S. S. Moyie carried passengers and freight on Kootenay Lake for 59 years. It was retired from service in 1957. Rescued and preserved by the people of Kaslo, the "sweetheart of the lake" recalls the role of sternwheelers in the history of western Canada.

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Cet élégant vapeur à roue arrière est le plus vieux navire du genre qui soit encore intact au monde. La machinerie et la charpente métallique de la coque furent construites par la Bertram Engine Works de Toronto, puis expédiées par train à Vancouver où elles furent assemblées. Lancé à Nelson le 22 octobre 1898 par le Canadien pacifique, le S.S. Moyie a transporté fret et passagers pendant 59 ans sur le lac Kootenay, avant d'être finalement remisé en 1957. Sauvé de la destruction par la population de Kaslo, ce «joyau du lac» rappelle le rôle des vapeurs dans l'histoire de l'Ouest canadien.

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