List of ships of the Princess fleet

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SS Princess Sophia, circa 1912

The Princess fleet is an eponym for the coastal vessels of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) in the first half of the 20th century. [1] The names of these small ocean liners began with the title "Princess."

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The ships of the British Columbia Coast Steamships came to be called "pocket liners" because they offered amenities like a great ocean liner, but on a smaller scale. [2] The CPR princesses were a coastal counterpart to CPR's "Empress" fleet of passenger liners which sailed on trans-Pacific and trans-Atlantic routes. [3]

James William Troup is credited with conceiving and building the Princess fleet. In 1913, 10 of the 12 Princess ships in the coastal fleet had been built to the orders of Capt. Troup. [4]

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PRINCESSES OF THE CANADIAN PACIFIC STEAMSHIP FLEET
Active ServiceVessel NameLaunch DateMaiden VoyageOther NamesNotesLoss / Decommission Date
Canadian Pacific Railway (1884–1915)
1869 Princess Louise 18691869Olympia (1869–79)1906
1888 Princess May [5] 18881888SS Arthur, 1888–1896; SS Cass, 1896; SS Ninghchow, 1896–1899; SS Hating, 1899–19011935
1902 SS Princess Patricia I [6] 19021902SS Queen Alexandra, 1902–19121937
1903 Princess Beatrice [7] 190319031929
1903 SS Princess Victoria [8] 19021903Tahsis No. 3, 1951-1953converted oil carrier1953
1907 SS Princess Ena [9] 190719071936
1907 Princess Royal [10] 190719071933
1908 SS Princess Charlotte [11] SS Mediterranean, 1950–19651965
1910 SS Princess Adelaide [12] 19101910SS Angelika, 1949–19671967
1910 SS Princess Mary [13] 191019101954
1911 SS Princess Alice [14] 19111911SS Aegaeon, 1949–1966Pacific coast, 1911–1949; Mediterranean, 1949–19661966
1912 SS Princess Sophia [15] 19111912Pacific coast, 1912–19181918
1913 SS Princess Maquinna [16] 191219131962
1913 SS Island Princess [17] 19131913SS Daily 1913–1918, SS Cy Peck, 1930–19861986
1914 SS Princess Margaret [18] 191419141929
1915 SS Princess Irene [19] 19141915converted minesweeper, blew up Sheerness 27.5.151915
Canadian Pacific Steamships Ocean Services Ltd. (1915–1971)
1921 [20] SS Princess Louise [21] 19211921U.S. Largest Floating Restaurant, Los Angeles Harbor 19661990
1923 MV Motor Princess [22] 19231923MV Pender Queen, 1961–1980sold as a hotel at Saltspring Island, BC in 1981
1925 [20] SS Princess Kathleen [23] 19241925Pacific coast, 1925–1939; war years, 1939–1947; Pacific coast, 1947–19521952
1925 [20] SS Princess Marguerite I [24] 192419251942
1928 [20] SS Princess Elaine [25] 19271928floating restaurant, Seattle 1963-711976
1928 [20] Princess Norah [26] 19281928SS Queen of the North, 1955–1958; SS Canadian Prince, 1958–19641964
1930 [20] SS Princess Elizabeth [27] 19301930SS Pegasus, 1961–1973; SS Highland Queen, 1973–19761976
1930 [20] SS Princess Helene [28] 19301930SS Helene, 1963–1965; SS Carina II, 1965–1967; SS Carina, 1967–1977 Bay of Fundy, 1930–19631977
1930 [20] SS Princess Joan [29] [30] 19301930SS Hermes, 1961–19741974
1944 SS Trailer Princess [31] 19441944SS Coronis, 1944–1966
1945 SS Princess of Alberni [32] 19451945SS Pomare, 1948–1953; SS Nootka Prince', 1958-1959; SS Ocean Crown, 1959-19851985
1946 SS Yukon Princess [33] 19451946SS West Princess, 1959; SS Rosita, 1959-19641964
1949 TEV Princess Marguerite II [34] 194819491996
1949 TEV Princess Patricia II [35] 194819491989
1950 SS Princess of Nanaimo [36] 19501951SS Princess of Acadia, 1963-1971; MV Princess of Nanaimo, 1971-73; SS Henry Osborne, 1973-1974Pacific coast, 1949-1963; Bay of Fundy, 1963-19711974
1955 MV Princess of Vancouver [37] 19551955MV Vancouver Island Princess, 1987-1993; MV Nan Hai Ming Zhu, 1991-2001; MV Pearl of South China Sea, 2001-Pacific coast, 1955-1990
1971 MV Princess of Acadia [38] 19711971Bay of Fundy, 1971-

Former ferries of CP Steamships that were absorbed by Washington Marine Group (WMG) in 1998. Two years before WMG had gained full control of Seaspan.

Trailer and rail ferries
Active ServiceVessel NameLaunch DateMaiden VoyageNotesCurrent Status
1973Carrier PrincessSeaspan uses the same name after 1998.Still in service for Seaspan.
1974Princess SuperiorOriginally named the Incan Superior when built. Renamed Princess Superior in 1993 for Coastal Marine Operations, Seaspan uses the same name after 1998.Still in service for Seaspan.

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Notes

  1. ↑ Hacking, Norman R. (1995). Prince Ships of Northern B.C.: Ships of the Grand Trunk Pacific and Canadian National Railways, p. 16 , p. 16, at Google Books; excerpt; "... creating the CPR's Princess fleet, of which the two largest vessels were the Princess Victoria of 1903 and Princess Charlotte of 1908. See also Turner, Robert D. (1987). West of the Great Divide : an Illustrated History of the Canadian Pacific Railway in British Columbia, 1880-1986, p. 65.
  2. ↑ Steamship Historical Society of America. (1940). Steamboat Bill (US), Vol. 54, p. 206.
  3. ↑ Southall, A.E. (1907). Imperial year book for Dominion of Canada, p. 202 , p. 202, at Google Books; excerpt, "... in 1891, the far-famed "Empress" fleet was inaugurated."
  4. ↑ Musk, George. (1981). Canadian Pacific: The Story of the Famous Shipping Line, p. 81.
  5. ↑ Miramar Ship Index, SS Princess May, ID# 1109860
  6. ↑ Miramar, SS Princess Patricia I, ID# 1115685
  7. ↑ Miramar, SS Princess Beatrice, ID# 1116405
  8. ↑ Miramar, SS Princess Victoria, ID# 1115953
  9. ↑ Miramar, SS Princess Ena, ID#1122387
  10. ↑ Miramar, SS Princess Royal, ID#1121988
  11. ↑ Miramar, SS Princess Charlotte, ID# 5523054
  12. ↑ Miramar, SS Princess Adelaide, ID# 5501730
  13. ↑ Miramar, SS Princess Mary, ID# 1126950
  14. ↑ Miramar, SS Princess Alice, ID#5500364
  15. ↑ Miramar, SS Princess Sophia, ID#130620
  16. ↑ Miramar, SS Princess Maquinna, ID# 1133769
  17. ↑ Miramar, SS Island Princess, ID# 2211501
  18. ↑ Miramar, SS Princess Margaret, ID# 5603800
  19. ↑ Miramar, SS Princess Irene, ID# 6104902
  20. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Fournier, Leslie Thomas. (1981). Railway Nationalization in Canada: the Problem of the Canadian National Railways, p. 203. , p. 203, at Google Books
  21. ↑ Miramar, SS Princess Louise, ID# 1150555
  22. ↑ Miramar, MV Motor Princess, ID# 5412959
  23. ↑ Miramar, SS Princess Kathleen, ID#1150908
  24. ↑ Miramar, SS Princess Marguerite I, ID# 1150910
  25. ↑ Miramar, SS Princess Elaine, ID# 1154739
  26. ↑ Miramar, SS Princess Norah, ID# 5505983
  27. ↑ Miramar, SS Princess Elizabeth, ID# 5272866
  28. ↑ Miramar, SS Princess Helene, ID#5411515
  29. ↑ Ships List, Princess Joan Archived 2009-12-15 at the Wayback Machine
  30. ↑ Miramar, SS Princess Joan, ID# 5149124
  31. ↑ Miramar, SS Trailer Princess, ID# 6118916
  32. ↑ Miramar, SS Princess of Alberni, ID# 6121085
  33. ↑ Miramar, SS Yukon Princess, ID# 1176046
  34. ↑ Miramar, SS Princess Marguerite II, ID# 5284900
  35. ↑ Miramar, TEV Princess Patricia II, ID# 5284924
  36. ↑ Miramar, SS Princess of Nanaimo, ID#5408063.
  37. ↑ Miramar, MV Princess of Vancouver, ID#5284998
  38. ↑ Miramar, MV Princess of Acadia, ID#7039567

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