SS Princess Mary
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SS Princess Mary 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. The ship was part of the CPR "Princess fleet
," which was composed of ships having names which began with the title "Princess". Along with the SS Princess Adelaide
the SS Princess Alice
and the SS Princess Sophia, the SS Princess Mary was one of four sister ships built for CPR during 1910-1911.
of Paisley
, Scotland
for the Canadian Pacific Railway
.
The 2,155-ton vessel had length of 248.4 feet (75.7 m), breadth of 40.1 feet (12.2 m), and depth of 14 feet (4.3 m)
The SS Princess Mary was added to the active roster of the CPR fleet in 1910.
On March 14, 1911, the Princess Mary made her first trip on the Nanaimo-Comox
-Vancouver
service.
Among the highlights of Princess Marys service was February 15, 1915 when the 30th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force
(CEF) embarked from Victoria, British Columbia sailing to the War in Europe.
In 1952, the ship was removed from the active service list. Her reconfigured hull was lost at sea in 1954.
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) during the first half of the 20th century.
This ship was called a "pocket liner" because she offered amenities like a great ocean liner
Ocean liner
An ocean liner is a ship designed to transport people from one seaport to another along regular long-distance maritime routes according to a schedule. Liners may also carry cargo or mail, and may sometimes be used for other purposes .Cargo vessels running to a schedule are sometimes referred to as...
, but on a smaller scale. 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". Along with the SS Princess Adelaide
SS Princess Adelaide
SS Princess Adelaide was a passenger vessel in the coastal service fleet of the Canadian Pacific Railway during the first half of the 20th century....
the SS Princess Alice
SS Princess Alice (1911)
SS Princess Alice was a passenger vessel in the coastal service fleet of the Canadian Pacific Railway during the first half of the 20th century....
and the SS Princess Sophia, the SS Princess Mary was one of four sister ships built for CPR during 1910-1911.
History
The SS Princess Mary was built by built by Bow, McLachlan and CompanyBow, McLachlan and Company
Bow, McLachlan and Company was a Scottish marine engineering and shipbuilding company that traded between 1872 and 1932.-1872-1914:In 1872 William Bow and John McLachlan founded the company at Abbotsinch, Renfrewshire, where it made steering gear and light marine steam engines. In 1900 the company...
of Paisley
Paisley
Paisley is the largest town in the historic county of Renfrewshire in the west central Lowlands of Scotland and serves as the administrative centre for the Renfrewshire council area...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
for the Canadian Pacific Railway
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...
.
The 2,155-ton vessel had length of 248.4 feet (75.7 m), breadth of 40.1 feet (12.2 m), and depth of 14 feet (4.3 m)
The SS Princess Mary was added to the active roster of the CPR fleet in 1910.
On March 14, 1911, the Princess Mary made her first trip on the Nanaimo-Comox
Comox
Comox is a name from the Kwak'wala language, meaning "plenty" and "riches". The Kwakwaka'wakw people of British Columbia, Canada applied it as a metonym to the Salish people living in the area of the present-day town of the same name...
-Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
service.
Among the highlights of Princess Marys service was February 15, 1915 when the 30th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force
Canadian Expeditionary Force
The Canadian Expeditionary Force was the designation of the field force created by Canada for service overseas in the First World War. Units of the C.E.F. were divided into field formation in France, where they were organized first into separate divisions and later joined together into a single...
(CEF) embarked from Victoria, British Columbia sailing to the War in Europe.
In 1952, the ship was removed from the active service list. Her reconfigured hull was lost at sea in 1954.