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.Steamship Historical Society of America. (1940). Steamboat Bill (US), Vol. 54, p. 206. The ship was part of the CPR "Princess fleet," which was composed of ships having names which began with the title "Princess".Turner, Robert D. (1987). West of the Great Divide: an Illustrated History of the Canadian Pacific Railway in British Columbia, 1880–1986, p. 65. Along with , , and , SS Princess Adelaide was one of four similar ships built for CPR during 1910–1911.Cruising the Pacific Northwest, 1910–1911 sister ships
History SS Princess Adelaide was built by Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Govan, Scotland for the Canadian Pacific Railway.Plimsoll ship data, Lloyd's Register, Steamers and Motorships, 1945-46
The 3,061-ton vessel had length of , breadth of , and depth of .
SS Princess Adelaide was added to the active roster of the CPR fleet in 1910. Miramar Ship Index: SS Princess Adelaide, ID# 5501730.
In 1949, the ship was sold to a Greek firm (Typaldos Lines) and renamed SS Angelika. She was scrapped in 1967."miramar5500364"
See also CP Ships List of ocean liners List of ships in British Columbia
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References Musk, George. (1981). Canadian Pacific: The Story of the Famous Shipping Line. Newton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles. ; OCLC 7523720