SS Kamloops

SS Kamloops in 1925
History
Canada
NameKamloops
OperatorCanada Steamship Lines, Ltd., Montreal, Quebec, Canada
BuilderFurness Ship Building Company, Ltd., Stockton-on-Tees, Durham, England, UK
Yard number68
Completed1924
FateFoundered off Isle Royale in western Lake Superior 7 December 1927
NotesCanada Registry #147682
General characteristics
Class & typePackage freighter – canaller
Tonnage
  • 2402 gross
  • 1748 net
Length250 ft (76 m)
Beam43 ft (13 m)
Height24 ft (7.3 m)
Propulsiontriple expansion steam
Crew22
KAMLOOPS
LocationKamloops Point, Isle Royale National Park, Michigan, U.S.
Coordinates48°5′6″N 88°45′53″W / 48.08500°N 88.76472°W / 48.08500; -88.76472
Area45.9 acres (18.6 ha)
Built1924
ArchitectFurness Shipbuilding Company, Ltd.
Architectural styleFreighter
MPSShipwrecks of Isle Royale National Park TR
NRHP reference No.84001769
Added to NRHP14 June 1984

SS Kamloops was a Canadian lake freighter that was part of the fleet of Canada Steamship Lines from its launching in 1924 until it sank with all hands in Lake Superior off Isle Royale, Michigan, United States, on or about 7 December 1927.