MV Princess of Vancouver (1955)
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MV Princess of Vancouver (1955) was a passenger vessel in the Pacific coastal service fleet of the Canadian Pacific Railway
(CPR).
The ship was part of the CPR "Princess fleet
," which was composed of ships having names which began with the title "Princess".
On 10 October 1985 she was registered as Vancouver Island Princess for the British Columbia Ferry Company and operated between Comox, British Columbia
and Powell River, British Columbia
, and from 1987 between Seattle and Victoria.
In 1990 she was added to the British Columbia Stena Line and used for charters in the Mediterranean.
In 1993 she was sold to China and renamed Nan Hai Ming Zhu. In 2001 she was sold to Haveton Shipping, Hong Kong and renamed Pearl of South China Sea.
Canadian Pacific Railway
The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001...
(CPR).
The ship was part of the CPR "Princess fleet
Princess fleet
The Princess fleet is an eponym for the coastal vessels of the Canadian Pacific Railway in the first half of the 20th Century. The names of these small ocean liners began with the title "Princess."...
," which was composed of ships having names which began with the title "Princess".
History
In 1955, the Princess of Vancouver was added to the CPR fleet; and she would become the last remnant of the once famous coastal service in service.On 10 October 1985 she was registered as Vancouver Island Princess for the British Columbia Ferry Company and operated between Comox, British Columbia
Comox, British Columbia
Comox is a town of 12,000 people located on a small peninsula in the Georgia Strait on the eastern coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia. The warm dry summers, mild winters, fertile soil and abundant sea life attracted First Nations thousands of years ago, who called the area kw’umuxws...
and Powell River, British Columbia
Powell River, British Columbia
Powell River is a city on the northern Sunshine Coast of southwestern British Columbia, Canada. Most of its population lives near the eastern shores of Malaspina Strait, that part of the larger Georgia Strait between Texada Island and the Mainland...
, and from 1987 between Seattle and Victoria.
In 1990 she was added to the British Columbia Stena Line and used for charters in the Mediterranean.
In 1993 she was sold to China and renamed Nan Hai Ming Zhu. In 2001 she was sold to Haveton Shipping, Hong Kong and renamed Pearl of South China Sea.
Reference
- Jackman, Sydney Wayne. (1972). Vancouver Island. Newton Abbot, UK: David & Charles. 10-ISBN 0811718484/13-ISBN 9780811718486; OCLC 348243