Alpha (sternwheeler)
Alpha was a wooden steamship that operated on the rivers of Manitoba, Canada.[1] She was launched on July 5, 1873.[1][2]
 The sternwheeler Alpha in 1878 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Alpha |
| Launched: | July 5, 1873 |
| Fate: | Ran aground April 1885 |
| General characteristics | |
| Draft: | 1 ft (0.30 m) |
She had a reputation as being one of the fastest vessels in Manitoba, and one capable of proceeding during periods of shallow water, as her draft was just one foot (0.30 m).[1]
Running aground did not always end the career of prairie steamboats, but it did end the career of Alpha, when she ran aground on the Assiniboine River in April 1885.[1][2]
Her wreck was found in 1958, and her rudder is now housed in a maritime museum in Selkirk, Manitoba.[1][2]
References
- "The S.S. Alpha and the River Routes". Virtual Manitoba. Retrieved 2017-01-15.
- "Historic Sites of Manitoba: SS Alpha Shipwreck (RM of Victoria)". Government of Manitoba. 2016-12-31. Retrieved 2017-01-15.
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