SS Princess Adelaide

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.

SS Princess Adelaide
History
Name:
  • 1910–1949: SS Princess Adelaide
  • 1949–1967: SS Angelika
Owner:
Builder: Fairfield
In service: 1910
Out of service: 1967
General characteristics
Class and type: Ocean liner
Installed power: 4000 HP at 130RPM

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 SS Princess Alice, SS Princess Mary, and SS Princess Sophia, 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 290.5 feet (88.5 m), breadth of 46.1 feet (14.1 m), and depth of 15.03 feet (4.58 m).[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.[6]

See also

Notes
  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. Cruising the Pacific Northwest, 1910–1911 sister ships
  4. Plimsoll ship data, Lloyd's Register, Steamers and Motorships, 1945-46
  5. Miramar Ship Index: SS Princess Adelaide, ID# 5501730.
  6. Simplon Postcards, SS Princess Adelaide

References
  • Musk, George. (1981). Canadian Pacific: The Story of the Famous Shipping Line. Newton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles. ISBN 9780715379684; OCLC 7523720
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