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]
| PRINCESSES OF THE CANADIAN PACIFIC STEAMSHIP FLEET | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active Service | Vessel Name | Launch Date | Maiden Voyage | Other Names | Notes | Loss / Decommission Date |
| Canadian Pacific Railway (1884–1915) | ||||||
| 1869 | Princess Louise | 1869 | 1869 | Olympia (1869–79) | 1906 | |
| 1888 | Princess May[5] | 1888 | 1888 | SS Arthur, 1888–1896; SS Cass, 1896; SS Ninghchow, 1896–1899; SS Hating, 1899–1901 | 1935 | |
| 1902 | SS Princess Patricia I[6] | 1902 | 1902 | SS Queen Alexandra, 1902–1912 | 1937 | |
| 1903 | Princess Beatrice[7] | 1903 | 1903 | 1929 | ||
| 1903 | SS Princess Victoria[8] | 1902 | 1903 | Tahsis No. 3, 1951-1953 | converted oil carrier | 1953 |
| 1907 | SS Princess Ena[9] | 1907 | 1907 | 1936 | ||
| 1907 | Princess Royal[10] | 1907 | 1907 | 1933 | ||
| 1908 | SS Princess Charlotte[11] | SS Mediterranean, 1950–1965 | 1965 | |||
| 1910 | SS Princess Adelaide[12] | 1910 | 1910 | SS Angelika, 1949–1967 | 1967 | |
| 1910 | SS Princess Mary[13] | 1910 | 1910 | 1954 | ||
| 1911 | SS Princess Alice[14] | 1911 | 1911 | SS Aegaeon, 1949–1966 | Pacific coast, 1911–1949; Mediterranean, 1949–1966 | 1966 |
| 1912 | SS Princess Sophia[15] | 1911 | 1912 | Pacific coast, 1912–1918 | 1918 | |
| 1913 | SS Princess Maquinna[16] | 1912 | 1913 | 1962 | ||
| 1913 | SS Island Princess[17] | 1913 | 1913 | SS Daily 1913–1918, SS Cy Peck, 1930–1986 | 1986 | |
| 1914 | SS Princess Margaret[18] | 1914 | 1914 | 1929 | ||
| 1915 | SS Princess Irene[19] | 1914 | 1915 | converted minesweeper, blew up Sheerness 27.5.15 | 1915 | |
| Canadian Pacific Steamships Ocean Services Ltd. (1915–1971) | ||||||
| 1921[20] | SS Princess Louise[21] | 1921 | 1921 | U.S. Largest Floating Restaurant, Los Angeles Harbor 1966 | 1990 | |
| 1923 | MV Motor Princess[22] | 1923 | 1923 | MV Pender Queen, 1961–1980 | sold as a hotel at Saltspring Island, BC in 1981 | |
| 1925[20] | SS Princess Kathleen[23] | 1924 | 1925 | Pacific coast, 1925–1939; war years, 1939–1947; Pacific coast, 1947–1952 | 1952 | |
| 1925[20] | SS Princess Marguerite I[24] | 1924 | 1925 | 1942 | ||
| 1928[20] | SS Princess Elaine[25] | 1927 | 1928 | floating restaurant, Seattle 1963-71 | 1976 | |
| 1928[20] | Princess Norah[26] | 1928 | 1928 | SS Queen of the North, 1955–1958; SS Canadian Prince, 1958–1964 | 1964 | |
| 1930[20] | SS Princess Elizabeth[27] | 1930 | 1930 | SS Pegasus, 1961–1973; SS Highland Queen, 1973–1976 | 1976 | |
| 1930[20] | SS Princess Helene[28] | 1930 | 1930 | SS Helene, 1963–1965; SS Carina II, 1965–1967; SS Carina, 1967–1977 | Bay of Fundy, 1930–1963 | 1977 |
| 1930[20] | SS Princess Joan[29][30] | 1930 | 1930 | SS Hermes, 1961–1974 | 1974 | |
| 1944 | SS Trailer Princess[31] | 1944 | 1944 | SS Coronis, 1944–1966 | ||
| 1945 | SS Princess of Alberni[32] | 1945 | 1945 | SS Pomare, 1948–1953; SS Nootka Prince', 1958-1959; SS Ocean Crown, 1959-1985 | 1985 | |
| 1946 | SS Yukon Princess[33] | 1945 | 1946 | SS West Princess, 1959; SS Rosita, 1959-1964 | 1964 | |
| 1949 | TEV Princess Marguerite II[34] | 1948 | 1949 | 1996 | ||
| 1949 | TEV Princess Patricia II[35] | 1948 | 1949 | 1989 | ||
| 1950 | SS Princess of Nanaimo[36] | 1950 | 1951 | SS Princess of Acadia, 1963-1971; MV Princess of Nanaimo, 1971-73; SS Henry Osborne, 1973-1974 | Pacific coast, 1949-1963; Bay of Fundy, 1963-1971 | 1974 |
| 1955 | MV Princess of Vancouver[37] | 1955 | 1955 | MV 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] | 1971 | 1971 | Bay 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 Service | Vessel Name | Launch Date | Maiden Voyage | Notes | Current Status | |
| 1973 | Carrier Princess | Seaspan uses the same name after 1998. | Still in service for Seaspan. | |||
| 1974 | Princess Superior | Originally 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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