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'''''City of Winnipeg''''' was a [[Hudson's Bay Company]] steamship.<ref name=FireCanoe/> She was launched in [[Grand Forks]] in 1881, being a lengthened version of the ''Minnesota''.<ref name=SteamboatsRiversLakesManitoba/> She was described, at the time, as: | '''''City of Winnipeg''''' was a [[Hudson's Bay Company]] steamship.<ref name=FireCanoe/> She was launched in [[Grand Forks]] in 1881, being a lengthened version of the ''Minnesota''.<ref name=SteamboatsRiversLakesManitoba/> She was described, at the time, as: | ||
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City of Winnipeg was a Hudson's Bay Company steamship.[1] She was launched in Grand Forks in 1881, being a lengthened version of the Minnesota.[2] She was described, at the time, as:
- "The City of Winnipeg is a finely appointed, three-decked steamboat, gaily painted and upholstered and kept in the most spotless and shining order throughout."[1]
Problems with her lengthening caused her to start to fall apart, mere months after her completion. She had to be towed back to Grand Forks for extensive repairs.
After strengthening she was transferred from the Red River to the Saskatchewan River.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ted Barris (2015-09-26). Fire Canoe: Prairie Steamboat Days Revisited. Dundurn Press 2015. ISBN 9781459732100. Retrieved on 2020-08-22.
- ↑ Martha McCarthy (1987). Steamboats on the rivers and lakes of Manitoba: 1859-96. The North West and the City of Winnipeg would run from Winnipeg to Brandon, while the Alpha would run from Brandon to Fort Ellice..