# Steam Boats in Victoria Harbour Vancouver Island British Columbia Canada 2011 **URL:** \ **Category:** Tugs & Towing\ **Created:** [May 27, 2012, 8:10am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/steam-boats-in-victoria-harbour-vancouver-island-british-columbia-canada-2011/7554 "2012-05-27T08:10:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TimeLapseCanada](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c5a1d2/32.png) [@TimeLapseCanada](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/TimeLapseCanada)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2012, 8:10am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/steam-boats-in-victoria-harbour-vancouver-island-british-columbia-canada-2011/7554/1 "2012-05-27T08:10:36Z")
More steam boats video coming soon,Stay Tuned [//youtu.be/Rcm4rf1W7ew](https://youtu.be/Rcm4rf1W7ew) ---
**Author:** ![c.captain](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/c.captain/32/807_2.png) [@c.captain](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/c.captain)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2012, 2:47pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/steam-boats-in-victoria-harbour-vancouver-island-british-columbia-canada-2011/7554/2 "2012-05-27T14:47:48Z")
[Here’s a clip with both a famous steamboat and fine lady](http://video.msnbc.msn.com/nightly-news/47330141)! and there’s always the tug MASTER but no bikini’d girls in the vid tho 😉 [//youtu.be/cfoYshGRTAw](https://youtu.be/cfoYshGRTAw) ---
**Author:** ![TimeLapseCanada](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c5a1d2/32.png) [@TimeLapseCanada](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/TimeLapseCanada)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2012, 4:43pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/steam-boats-in-victoria-harbour-vancouver-island-british-columbia-canada-2011/7554/3 "2012-05-27T16:43:32Z")
Nice video I know a lady who’s father designed and built the BCP 45 fishing boat in the Campbell River Museum,The boat is on the back of the 5 $ bill from in the 80’s ---
**Author:** ![c.captain](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/c.captain/32/807_2.png) [@c.captain](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/c.captain)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2012, 6:55pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/steam-boats-in-victoria-harbour-vancouver-island-british-columbia-canada-2011/7554/4 "2012-05-27T18:55:32Z")
[QUOTE=TimeLapseCanada;70314]Nice video I know a lady who’s father designed and built the BCP 45 fishing boat in the Campbell River Museum,The boat is on the back of the 5 $ bill from in the 80’s[/QUOTE] BC has more old historic vessels than most anywhere in North America but sadly most are falling apart like this old timer at Britannia Beach on Howe Sound ![](http://static.flickr.com/2184/2245464545_c993949dea.jpg) Not much hope left for this old wooden lady I am afraid ☹ ---
**Author:** ![injunear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e95f7d/32.png) [@injunear](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/injunear)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2012, 8:24pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/steam-boats-in-victoria-harbour-vancouver-island-british-columbia-canada-2011/7554/5 "2012-05-27T20:24:17Z")
I’ve seen several steam powered launches in the Anacortes area. One was an AFRICAN QUEEN replica. The most beautiful vessel I had seen was a wooden hull tug that towed pleasure craft. It may have been a diesel retrofit. ---
**Author:** ![TimeLapseCanada](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c5a1d2/32.png) [@TimeLapseCanada](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/TimeLapseCanada)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2012, 9:00pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/steam-boats-in-victoria-harbour-vancouver-island-british-columbia-canada-2011/7554/6 "2012-05-27T21:00:08Z")
Whats the name of the boat at Britannia Beach on Howe Sound Do you have any video of her ---
**Author:** ![c.captain](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/c.captain/32/807_2.png) [@c.captain](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/c.captain)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2012, 9:48pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/steam-boats-in-victoria-harbour-vancouver-island-british-columbia-canada-2011/7554/7 "2012-05-27T21:48:37Z")
[QUOTE=TimeLapseCanada;70330]Whats the name of the boat at Britannia Beach on Howe Sound Do you have any video of her[/QUOTE] I think her name is ISLAND CHAMPION and I can’t find any vids online. I wonder if she is still there rotting away? I believe that the vessel had been donated by Island Tug & Barge to the Vancouver Maritime Museum but obviously the restoration and maintenance of such a large wooden vessel is too much for the limited resources of that institution. Pity but almost all good vessels must end their lives at some point. Only a miniscule fraction manage to be preserved.