MV Lloyd-Jones explained

MV Lloyd-Jones was a steel ferry that operated on Okanagan Lake in British Columbia, Canada.[1] She carried cars and freight between the communities of Kelowna and West Kelowna with two other boats, and . However, they struggled to carry the load, especially after the opening of the Okanagan Lake Bridge in 1958.[2] Lloyd-Jones was launched in July 1950.[3] She had a capacity of 35 cars and was the last of a large fleet of ferries on Okanagan Lake.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Clement, J. Percy . The twenty-fourth report of the Okanagan Historical Society . Early Days in Kelowna . 1960 . 165–166 .
  2. Book: Hatfield, Harley R. . Commercial Boats of the Okanagan . Okanagan history. Fifty-sixth report of the Okanagan Historical Society . 1992 . 20–33 .
  3. Book: Goett, R . Lakeboats of the Okanagan . PDF . Lake Country Museum . 2 October 2017.
  4. Book: Fortin, Ayla . Okanagan history: Sixty-third report of the Okanagan Historical Society . Early Ferry Transportation and the Okanagan Lake Floating Bridge . 1999 . 122–125 .

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