PRINCESS ALICE

PRINCESS  ADELAIDE.

 These two ships were designed as Night Boats to run between Vancouver and Victoria,B.C.They were eventually replaced by the Pr. JOAN and the Pr. ELIZABETH, in 1930. Like the Joan and Elizabeth, the Pr.ALICE and Pr. ADELAIDE were almost identical, except for the more enclosed forward deck and broader funnel on the Alice. They were not designed for speed, but for quiet, economical night time operation. They had large dining rooms for about 200 people, and about 95 seat cafe, with 118 staterooms, and approximately1200 day passengers, They both were single screw, driven by a four cylinder triple expansion steam engine.The Pr. Adelaide was the first built, by the Farifield Shipbuilding Company in 1910. Her length 290.5 ft. width 46.1 ft. 3061 gt. She was launched on July 7, 1910, and ran her trials on September 29th. as a coal burner, she made 17.9 knots, but in service she ran at 16 knots. She arrived in Victoria on Dec.14,1910, and entered service on Jan.25,1911.
The Pr. ALICE was built by Swan & Hunter Shipbuilders and launched May 29, 1911
Her length 290.6 ft. width 46.1 ft. 3099 gt.  and during her trials on August 19,1911, she made 17.5 knots she also burned coal. She sailed from the Tyne on Sept. 22, 1911,  and entered service  Jan.17, 1912. (Coal was the only fuel that was in good supply on their sail from the U.K., but both Ships were converted to oil burners after there arrival at Victoria,B.C.). Although they were mainly night boats, they both served on many other runs,  Prince Rupert -- Alaska -- Triangle and Gulf Islands.
The Pr. ALICE was the first to be taken out of service in June of 1947 and the Pr,ADELAIDE followed in Oct. of 1948. Both ships were purchased by the Typaldos Brothers Steamship Co. of Greece. Pr. ADEDLAIDE was renamed "ANGELICA" and left Victoria Sept. 17, 1949. The Pr. Alice was renamed "AEGAEON" left Victoria on Nov. 19, 1949. After 38 years of service in British Columbia waters.  After many more years of service in the Mediterranean, they were boyh scrapped in Italy, the ALICE in 1967, and the ADELAIDE in 1968.
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PRINCESS  CHARLOTTE

 

The Pr. CHARLOTTE was built in Scotland by the Fairfield Company, and was  launched and christened by  Mrs. R. Marpole, on June 27, 1908. She was 3844 Gt.- Length 330 ft.- Width 46.7 ft. First class berths for 280 as well as 1500 day passengers, with a dining lounge seating 133  people.  She was twin  screw  with four   cyl. triple expansion reciprocating steam engines, and six Scotch marine boilers. This gave her a service speed of 20 knots.

PRINCESS CHARLOTTE Sailed  from Scotland on Nov. 2, 1908, with Capt.Clarence Troop, she made the 15000 mile voyage Via  the Strait of Magellan  in 58  days,  and arrived  in Victoria   on December 30, 1908.  She went into regular service between  Victoria and Vancouver on January 12, 1909 under command of Captain T.O.Griffin.  In the early part of April the same year she joined the  PRINCESS VICTORIA  on the Vancouver - Victoria, B.C. - Seattle, Washington Triangle Run, where she would remain for many years.  The two ships battled for speed superiority,and overall the Pr.Victoria was a  slightly faster ship.

In 1910 PR. CHARLOTTE was one of  the first ships in the fleet to be equipped with wireless.  She sailed on almost every BCCS run  during her time.  In 1926 she was refurbished, and in 1927 she started on the Alaska run for the summer months. In 1929 under Capt. W.Q.Palmer her name was painted on  the cliffs in Skagway, Alaska                 SKAGWAY  CLIFFS

On July 27, 1938 the Pr. Charlotte was berthed on the east side of Pier "D" when the pier went up in flames, she was able to clear before suffering any damage. After forty years of B.C. Coast Service, she was retired in June 1949. She was tied up for quite some time in Esquimalt, B.C. and like the  Pr. Alice,  and  Pr. Adelaide  before her,  was sold to Typaldos Brothers Steamship Company, and on June 17, 1950 she sailed from Victoria  for Greece under her new name  (Mediterranean)  where she underwent  extensive renovations, and  was hardly recognizable with her three funnels trunked into one, and many changes to he superstructure. She sailed the Mediterranean for 14 more years, and was finally scrapped in 1964,  at the grand old age of 55.

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TUG  NANOOSE:

The "Nanoose" was built by B.C.Marine Railway Company, at Esquimalt British Columbia, in 1908.     gt. 305 - Length 115 ft. - Width 24 ft. - Depth 15 ft. She sailed for the C.P.R. until 1946 and was sold for use as a breakwater.

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TUG  QUALICUM:

The "Qualicum" was built by Heafie & Levy, in Philadelhia, PA in 1904 as the "Colima"  Length 96 ft.  Width 22 ft. - Depth 12 ft. - gt.200. She was aquired by the C.P.R. in 1911 Renamed "Qualicum" and sailed with them until 1946 and was then sold for use as a breakwater.

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TUG  KYUQUOT

She was built by J. Crichton & Company of Chester England, in 1919 as the "St. Florence"  419 gt.- length 135 ft. - width 29 ft. - depth 14 ft. with triple expansion steam engine. Aquired by C.P.R. in 1924 and renamed the "Kyuquot" she was around utill 1962 and then sold for scrap.

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