The components of the vessel were manufactured in Paisley, Scotland, and then shipped to Vancouver, British Columbia, where they were assembled by Henry Darling.

[3][4] The power plant was a double-expansion steam engine, manufactured by Bow McLachlan & Co., Glasgow, Scotland.

[4] Christ Dragoylovich (born 1857), a native of Austria, was the vessel's chief engineer.

[5] Comox ran to logging camps on week days, and was used for excursions on weekends.

Instead, the vessel was sold to Panama interests and transferred south, under the name Alejandro.