MV Skookum (1912)

For other ships with the same name, see MV Skookum.

MV Skookum, known locally as the Skookum II, was a passenger ferry that operated on Okanagan Lake, connecting the southern communities of Naramata and Summerland in British Columbia, Canada. The boat was built by the Summerland Boat Works for the Okanagan Lake Boat Company, under the ownership of Peter Roe, and was the company's second ferry called "Skookum."

History
Canada
Operator	Okanagan Lake Boat Company
Port of registry	134028
Route	Summerland-Naramata
Builder	Summerland Boat Works Ltd
Launched	1913
Fate	Struck in collision with S.S. Castlegar
Status	Registry closed
General characteristics
Type	Ferry, Motor Launch
Tonnage	20.71 GT, 16.41 RT
Displacement	10.89
Length	50.3 ft
Beam	10.3 ft
Draft	3.8 ft
Propulsion	Screw
Capacity	60 passengers
Crew	Cpt. Languedoc, Peter Roe

The Okanagan Lake Boat Company was first incorporated by pioneer John Moore Robinson in 1909 before going under the management of Peter Roe in 1912. It was later purchased by the Naramata Syndicate, which began a new line of larger and more modern boats. Skookum was the first of these; she was a 50 feet (15 m)-long motor launch that could carry 60 passengers. The Naramata Syndicate also built scows for freight and cargo to assist Skookum and the other ferries.

In November, 1913, Skookum collided with the Canadian Pacific Railway company's SS Castlegar between the communities Trout Creek and Penticton. Skookum sank and was replaced by MV Trepanier, a similar, but smaller boat that had hitherto been used for pleasure trips.