The Princess fleet is an eponym for the coastal vessels of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) in the first half of the 20th century.Hacking, Norman R. (1995). ; excerpt; "... creating the CPR's Princess fleet, of which the two largest vessels were the Princess Victoria of 1903 and Princess Charlotte of 1908. See also Turner, Robert D. (1987). West of the Great Divide : an Illustrated History of the Canadian Pacific Railway in British Columbia, 1880-1986, p. 65. The names of these small ocean liners began with the title "Princess."
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.Steamship Historical Society of America. (1940). Steamboat Bill (US), Vol. 54, p. 206. The CPR princesses were a coastal counterpart to CPR's "Empress" fleet of passenger liners which sailed on trans-Pacific and trans-Atlantic routes.Southall, A.E. (1907). ; excerpt, "... in 1891, the far-famed "Empress" fleet was inaugurated."
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.Musk, George. (1981). Canadian Pacific: The Story of the Famous Shipping Line, p. 81.
{| border=1 style="border-collapse: collapse" |- !colspan="7" | |- !colspan="7" |PRINCESSES OF THE CANADIAN PACIFIC STEAMSHIP FLEET
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! width="5%" | Active Service ! width="20%" | Vessel Name ! width="5%" | Launch Date ! width="5%" | Maiden Voyage ! width="40%" | Other Names ! width="20%" | Notes ! width="5%" | Loss / Decommission Date |- !colspan="7" | |- !colspan="7" |Canadian Pacific Railway (1884–1915) |- !colspan="7" |
| 1869 | Princess Louise | 1869 | 1869 | Olympia (1869–79)
| 1906
| 1888 | Princess May Miramar Ship Index, SS Princess May, ID# 1109860 | 1888 | 1888 | SS Arthur, 1888–1896; SS Cass, 1896; SS Ninghchow, 1896–1899; SS Hating, 1899–1901
| 1935
| 1902 | SS Princess Patricia IMiramar, SS Princess Patricia I, ID# 1115685 | 1902 | 1902 | SS Queen Alexandra, 1902–1912
| 1937
| 1903 | Princess BeatriceMiramar, SS Princess Beatrice, ID# 1116405 | 1903 | 1903
| 1929
| 1903 | SS Princess VictoriaMiramar, SS Princess Victoria, ID# 1115953 | 1902 | 1903 |Tahsis No. 3, 1951-1953 |converted oil carrier | 1953
| 1907 | SS Princess EnaMiramar, SS Princess Ena, ID#1122387 | 1907 | 1907
| 1936
| 1907 | Princess RoyalMiramar, SS Princess Royal, ID#1121988 | 1907 | 1907
| 1933
| 1908 | SS Princess CharlotteMiramar, SS Princess Charlotte, ID# 5523054
| SS Mediterranean, 1950–1965
| 1965
| 1910 | SS Princess AdelaideMiramar, SS Princess Adelaide, ID# 5501730 | 1910 | 1910 | SS Angelika, 1949–1967
| 1967
| 1910 | SS Princess MaryMiramar, SS Princess Mary, ID# 1126950 | 1910 | 1910
| 1954
| 1911 | SS Princess AliceMiramar, SS Princess Alice, ID#5500364 | 1911 | 1911 | SS Aegaeon, 1949–1966 | Pacific coast, 1911–1949; Mediterranean, 1949–1966 | 1966
| 1912 | SS Princess SophiaMiramar, SS Princess Sophia, ID#130620 | 1911 | 1912
| Pacific coast, 1912–1918 | 1918
| 1913 | SS Princess MaquinnaMiramar, SS Princess Maquinna, ID# 1133769 | 1912 | 1913
| 1962
| 1913 | Miramar, SS Island Princess, ID# 2211501 | 1913 | 1913 | SS Daily 1913–1918, SS Cy Peck, 1930–1986
| 1986
| 1914 | SS Princess MargaretMiramar, SS Princess Margaret, ID# 5603800 | 1914 | 1914
| 1929
| 1915 | SS Princess IreneMiramar, SS Princess Irene, ID# 6104902 | 1914 | 1915
| converted minesweeper, blew up Sheerness 27.5.15 | 1915 |- !colspan="7" | |- !colspan="7" |Canadian Pacific Steamships Ocean Services Ltd. (1915–1971) |- !colspan="7" |
| 1921Fournier, Leslie Thomas. (1981). | SS Princess LouiseMiramar, SS Princess Louise, ID# 1150555 | 1921 | 1921
| U.S. Largest Floating Restaurant, Los Angeles Harbor 1966 | 1990
| 1923 | MV Motor PrincessMiramar, MV Motor Princess, ID# 5412959 | 1923 | 1923 | MV Pender Queen, 1961–1980 | sold as a hotel at Saltspring Island, BC in 1981
| 1925 | SS Princess KathleenMiramar, SS Princess Kathleen, ID#1150908 | 1924 | 1925
| Pacific coast, 1925–1939; war years, 1939–1947; Pacific coast, 1947–1952 | 1952
| 1925 | SS Princess Marguerite IMiramar, SS Princess Marguerite I, ID# 1150910 | 1924 | 1925
| 1942
| 1928 | SS Princess ElaineMiramar, SS Princess Elaine, ID# 1154739 | 1927 | 1928
| floating restaurant, Seattle 1963-71 | 1976
| 1928 | Princess NorahMiramar, SS Princess Norah, ID# 5505983 | 1928 | 1928 | SS Queen of the North, 1955–1958; SS Canadian Prince, 1958–1964
| 1964
| 1930 | SS Princess ElizabethMiramar, SS Princess Elizabeth, ID# 5272866 | 1930 | 1930 | SS Pegasus, 1961–1973; SS Highland Queen, 1973–1976
| 1976 |- | 1930 | SS Princess HeleneMiramar, SS Princess Helene, ID#5411515 | 1930 | 1930 | SS Helene, 1963–1965; SS Carina II, 1965–1967; SS Carina, 1967–1977 | Bay of Fundy, 1930–1963 | 1977 |- | 1930 | SS Princess JoanShips List, Princess Joan Miramar, SS Princess Joan, ID# 5149124 | 1930 | 1930 | SS Hermes, 1961–1974
| 1974 |- | 1944 | SS Trailer PrincessMiramar, SS Trailer Princess, ID# 6118916 | 1944 | 1944 | SS Coronis, 1944–1966
| 1945 | SS Princess of AlberniMiramar, SS Princess of Alberni, ID# 6121085 | 1945 | 1945 | SS Pomare, 1948–1953; SS Nootka Prince''', 1958-1959; SS Ocean Crown, 1959-1985
| 1985 |- | 1946 | SS Yukon PrincessMiramar, SS Yukon Princess, ID# 1176046 | 1945 | 1946 | SS West Princess, 1959; SS Rosita, 1959-1964
| 1964 |- | 1949 | TEV Princess Marguerite IIMiramar, SS Princess Marguerite II, ID# 5284900 | 1948 | 1949
| 1996 |- | 1949 | TEV Princess Patricia IIMiramar, TEV Princess Patricia II, ID# 5284924 | 1948 | 1949
| 1989 |- | 1950 | SS Princess of NanaimoMiramar, SS Princess of Nanaimo, ID#5408063. | 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 VancouverMiramar, MV Princess of Vancouver, ID#5284998 | 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 AcadiaMiramar, MV Princess of Acadia, ID#7039567 | 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.
See also CP Ships
Notes
References Fournier, Leslie Thomas. (1935). Railway Nationalization in Canada: the Problem of the Canadian National Railways. Toronto: Macmillan. OCLC 424018532 Hacking, Norman R. (1995). Prince Ships of Northern B.C.: Ships of the Grand Trunk Pacific and Canadian National Railways. Surrey, British Columbia: Heritage House. ; OCLC 31778600 __________ and W. Kaye Lamb. (1974). The Princess Story: a century and a half of West Coast shipping. Vancouver : Mitchell Press. OCLC 2973754 Morley, Alan. (1961). Vancouver; from Milltown to Metropolis. Vancouver: Mitchell. http://www.worldcat.org/title/vancouver-from-milltown-to-metropolis/oclc/70456349 OCLC 70456349] Musk, George. (1981). Canadian Pacific: The Story of the Famous Shipping Line. Toronto: Holt, Rinehart and Winston of Canada. ; OCLC 7540915 Turner, Robert D. (1974). The Pacific Princesses: an illustrated history of Canadian Pacific Railway's Princess fleet on the Northwest Coast. Winlaw, British Columbia: Sono Nis Press. OCLC 254451187 __________. (1987). West of the Great Divide : an Illustrated History of the Canadian Pacific Railway in British Columbia, 1880-1986.'' Victoria, British Columbia: Sono Nis Press. ; OCLC 16019694