English:
The largest vessel ever to ply the Canadian portion of the Yukon River, this sternwheeler was built by the British Yukon Navigation Co. and launched at Whitehorse in 1937 to replace her namesake, which sank the year before. Klondike No. 2 was designed to expedite the movement of silver-lead ore on the Yukon River. A combination freight and passenger boat, she operated primarily between Whitehorse and Dawson. In 1954-55 the vessel was placed in cruise service after an extensive refurbishment. Her retirement in 1955 brought to an end the era of commercial steamboat navigation in the Yukon.
French:
Le plus grand navire ?franchir les eaux canadiennes du fleuve Yukon, ce vapeur ? roue ? aubes a ?t? construit par la British Yukon Navigation Co. et lanc? ? Whitehorse en 1937 pour remplacer son homonyme, qui avait coul? l'ann?e pr?c?dente. Le Klondike II devait acc?l?rer le transport du minerai d'argent et de plomb sur le fleuve. Navire commercial et de croaisi?re, il navigus surtout entre Whitehorse et Dawson. En 1954-55, il ne fit que des croisi?res, apr avoir ?t? remis a neuf. Son retrait en 1955 mit fin ? l'?re de la navigation commerciale ? vapuer au Yukon
Historical Sites and Monuments Board of CanadaCommission des lieux et monuments historiques du Canada
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