Samson V Maritime Museum - Historic Places Days

Samson V Maritime Museum

New Westminster, British Columbia
Type
Musée / Galerie
Adresse
880 Quayside Drive, New Westminster, BC, Canada
Itinéraire
Heures
May 24 - June 29: Saturday & Sunday 12:00pm - 5:00pm July - September: Thursday 3:00pm - 8:00pm, Friday - Sunday 12:00pm - 5:00pm
Téléphone
6045274640

Samson V, launched in 1937, is the last surviving wooden steam-powered sternwheeler built for the federal Department of Public Works for use as a snag-boat on the Fraser River. At 418 gross tons and 115’ on deck, she was the fifth in a series of similar vessels dating back to 1884 that cleared debris, maintained aids to navigation and government docks, performed surveys and served other functions as needed.

Samson V was the last steam-powered sternwheeler to operate in Canada and representative of a of the federal government’s long-standing involvement in maintaining the waterways of western Canada. The Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada has declared the operation of sternwheeler snag-boats by the Department of Public works on the rivers of British Columbia an event of national historic significance and in the future intends to commemorate this by means of a plaque installed on or near Samson V, “the last representative example” of these vessels.

Samson V was retired in 1980 and sold to the City of New Westminster for one dollar on the understanding that the vessel would be preserved as a museum and that it occupy a unique place in the Province’s and City’s maritime heritage. Samson V remains the only completely intact and floating wooden sternwheeler in North America.

Commodités

  • Familles bienvenues
  • Visite guidée

Faits amusants

The Samson V is moored at almost the exact same location she docked at while in service.

The Samson V operate in as little as 3ft of water and run ashore without actually running aground. 

This EXACT ship once caught fire and was fully submerged (intentionally sank!). Stop by and ask our guide staff to tell you the full story. 

Endroit

880 Quayside Drive, New Westminster, BC, Canada
Itinéraire

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