SS Princess Adelaide was a passenger vessel in the coastal service fleet of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) during the first half of the 20th century.
This ship was called a "pocket liner" because she offered amenities like a great ocean liner, but on a smaller scale.[1] The ship was part of the CPR "Princess fleet," which was composed of ships having names which began with the title "Princess".[2] Along with SS Princess Alice (1911), SS Princess Mary, and SS Princess Sophia, SS Princess Adelaide was one of four similar ships built for CPR during 1910–1911.[3]
History
SS Princess Adelaide was built by Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Govan, Scotland for the Canadian Pacific Railway.[4]
The 3,061-ton vessel had length of 290.5 ft, breadth of 46.1 ft, and depth of 15.03 ft.[4]
SS Princess Adelaide was added to the active roster of the CPR fleet in 1910.[5]
In 1949, the ship was sold to a Greek firm (Typaldos Lines) and renamed SS Angelika. She was scrapped in 1967.[6]
See also
- CP Ships
- List of ocean liners
- List of ships in British Columbia
References
- Steamship Historical Society of America. (1940). Steamboat Bill (US), Vol. 54, p. 206.^
- Turner, Robert D. (1987). West of the Great Divide: an Illustrated History of the Canadian Pacific Railway in British Columbia, 1880–1986, p. 65.^
- Cruising the Pacific Northwest, 1910–1911 sister ships^
- Plimsoll ship data, Lloyd's Register, Steamers and Motorships, 1945-46^
- Miramar Ship Index: SS Princess Adelaide, ID# 5501730.^
- "miramar5500364"^