MV Cygnet
Motor launch service
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MV Cygnet was a motor launch that measured 40 feet (12 m) by 10 feet (3.0 m) and provided freight and ferry services on Skaha Lake in British Columbia, Canada.[1] It was built by Summerland Boat Works in 1911 for the South Okanagan Transportation Company, owned by James Fraser Campbell and A. S. Hatfield, to replace the tug Kaleden.[2] Cygnet used a steel bar that inserted into wheel sockets to rotate the flywheel for the purpose to start a Fairbanks marine engine. Early during the 1920s, it was moved to Okanagan Lake to transport fruit to Kelowna, British Columbia before getting sold in Kelowna during the summer.[3]
OwnerSouth Okanagan Transportation Company
BuilderSummerland Boat Works
Completed1911
FateSold c. 1920
| History | |
|---|---|
| Canada | |
| Owner | South Okanagan Transportation Company |
| Builder | Summerland Boat Works |
| Completed | 1911 |
| Fate | Sold c. 1920 |
| General characteristics | |
| Length | 40 ft (12 m) |
| Beam | 10 ft (3.0 m) |
| Installed power | Fairbanks marine engine |