SS Princess Adelaide explained

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,, and, 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 290.5feet, breadth of 46.1feet, and depth of 15.03feet.^[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

• Musk, George. (1981). Canadian Pacific: The Story of the Famous Shipping Line. Newton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles. ; OCLC 7523720

Notes and References

1. Steamship Historical Society of America. (1940). Steamboat Bill (US), Vol. 54, p. 206.
2. Turner, Robert D. (1987). West of the Great Divide: an Illustrated History of the Canadian Pacific Railway in British Columbia, 1880–1986, p. 65.
3. http://cruisepacificnorthwest.com/index.htm Cruising the Pacific Northwest
4. http://www.plimsollshipdata.org/ship.php?ship_id=32960&name=Princess%20Adelaide Plimsoll ship data
5. http://www.miramarshipindex.org.nz/ Miramar Ship Index
6. "miramar5500364"