page_title: Ptarmigan (sternwheeler)
section_title: Design and Construction
hierarchical_section_title: Ptarmigan (sternwheeler) / Design and Construction
caption_attribution_description: English: Ptarmigan (steamboat) after fire ca 1909, on Columbia River in British Columbia. Vessel on left is probably Isabella McCormack
context_page_description: Ptarmigan was a sternwheel steamboat that operated in British Columbia on the Columbia River from 1903 to 1909.
context_section_description: Ptarmigan was built at Golden, BC and was the last vessel built for the Upper Columbia Navig. & Tramway Co., of which Capt. Frank P. Armstrong was the principal owner and manager.  Ptarmigan's engines were over 60 years old, and had been originally built for a ferry crossing the St. Lawrence River.  The engines had been previously installed in two other sternwheelers on the upper Columbia River, specifically the first Duchess, and the second Duchess.  The blunt-ended bow of Ptarmigan allowed the vessel to be more capable of pushing barges, which increased the vessel's utility and effective cargo capacity.
caption: Ptarmigan after the fire in 1908. The vessel on the left may be Isabella McCormack which appears to have been the only other large steamer on the route in 1908
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