Ship Details

Prince George (II)

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Registry #1 179563 (Canada) Registry #2 Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1948 Prince George (II) Name 6
Name 2 Name 7
Name 3 Name 8
Name 4 Name 9
Name 5 Name 10
 
Year Built 1948 Place Esquimalt Area BC Country Canada
 
Designer (nk) Measurement (imp) 335.1' x 52.1' x 24.1'
Builder Yarrows Ltd. Measurement (metric) ?m x ?m x ?m
Hull Steel Displacement
Gross Tonnage 5812 Type 1 Passenger Vessel
Registered Tonnage 3237 Type 2
Engine 2-3500hp steam Skinner Uniflow engines (1948) Engine Manufacture Canadian Vickers Ltd.
Repower Propulsion Twin Screw
Rebuilds Call Sign VGJP
Pendant  # Masters Captain E.B. Caldwell (1952)
 
Owner(s)
In 1948 she was owned by Canadian National Steamship Co. Ltd., Montreal QC. In 1948-1959 she was owned by Prince George Ltd., Montreal QC. In 1959-1975 she was owned by Canadian National Steamship Co. Ltd., Montreal QC. In 1975-1976 she was owned by Crown Development Corp., Victoria BC. In 1976-1979 she was owned by Wong Bros. Enterprises Ltd., Nanaimo BC.
 
Fate Registry closed Date 1996-10-24
 
Named Features
Significance of Name
 
Anecdotes
In 1952 this vesselwent aground at Ripple Point in Johnstone Strait (Captain E.B. Caldwell) in heavy fog suffering minor damage. this vessel was laid up in Howe Sound for several years. On February 2, 1954 at 0630 under Captain W.E. Eccles this vesselstruck rocks near North Bluff in Seymour Narrows forcing her to turn back to Vancouver with serious underwater damage. this vessel was escorted back by the big salvage tug Salvor. This vessel had been enroute for Ocean Falls, Prince Rupert and Ketchikan with 232 passengers and crew on board. Captain Eccles ordered the lifeboats swung out in case they were needed at short notice. In 1975 this vessel was outfitting at Victoria for what was expected to be her final Alaska cruise season. this vessel suffered $400,000 in damages and the cruise season was suspended. this vessel was subsequently purchased by the provincial government with the intention of joining her with the Princess Marguerite. Following a change in government this vessel was sold to Wong Brothers for operation as a restaurant in Nanaimo BC. In 1995 this vessel was burned out by two mysterious fires. In October 1996 this vessel was towed to Taiwan for breaking-up by the tug Pacific Challenge in tandem with the USS Kishwaukee (AOG.9) but sank at Dutch Harbour, Unalaska Island AK USA.
 
References
Canada List of Shipping; Johnson, Peter (1997); http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_t11863/1543?r=0&s=5 ; Times Colonist Tuesday February 2, 1954 Page 1;
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