S.S. Klondike II specifications
S.S. Klondike National Historic Site
Launched: Whitehorse, May 1937
Owner: British Yukon Navigation Company (White Pass & Yukon Route)
Port of Registry: Dawson City, Yukon
Official No: 156744
Length: 64 m (210')
Width: 12.5 m (41.9')
Molded Depth: 1.5 m (5.75')
Loaded Draught: 1 m (40”)
Gross Tonnage: 1226.25 tonnes (1362.5 t)
Registered Tonnage: 918.45 tonnes (1020.5 t)
Cargo Capacity: 270 tonnes (approx 300 t)
Crew: 23 (in 1940)
Passengers (1st and 2nd Class): 75
Engines: 2 compound jet-condenser type producing 525 H.P.
Boiler: Locomotive type (fire tube) manufactured at the Polson Iron Works Toronto 1901. Previously used in the steamers Yukoner & Klondike I (working pressure 184 psi)
Travel Time:
(Whitehorse - Dawson) 1.5 days
(Dawson - Whitehorse) 4 to 5 days
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