Later in the day, we had the opportunity to visit and take the self guided tour of the SS Klondike National Historic Site. The SS Klondike was the largest stern wheeler on the upper Yukon River and the flagship of the British Yukon Navigation Company fleet. What makes the Klondike a sternwheeler is the location of the paddle wheel which is in the back. It has two rudders, one on each side of the paddle.
Built in Whitehorse in 1929 as an ore hauler, she was holed and sank in 1936. Rebuilt the following winter using the original superstructure and machinery salvaged from the wreck, she was re-launched in the spring of 1937, and continued carrying passengers and cargo until 1955 – the last Yukon River sternwheeler in active service.
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