Yukon Register of Historic PlacesYRHP

Key elements of this site include:

- the completeness of its hull, superstructure, propulsion and auxiliary systems;

- the physical integrity of the vessel as defined by its original massing, hull construction and design, particularly as it was adapted for silver-lead ore transportation;

- the quality of the vessel¿s construction and its components, in particular its structural framing, mechanical systems and its well-executed carved planking;

- the surviving unity of the original vessel and its equipment, in particular its original surface materials and the details of its appearance as defined by its original colour and exterior elements (lifeboats, meat and vegetable lockers, line, spars);

- the surviving original functional organization of its interior and exterior space;

- the visual link between the S.S. Klondike¿s final resting place and the Yukon River;

- the vessel¿s siting beside the Yukon River in Whitehorse.