Ship Details

Alaska Prince

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Photo Credit: Mark Horne

 
 
Registry #1 141710 (Canada) Registry #2 Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1919 Border Prince Name 6
Name 2 1934 Chilkoot (I) Name 7
Name 3 1943 Alaska Prince Name 8
Name 4 Name 9
Name 5 Name 10
 
Year Built 1919 Place North Vancouver Area BC Country Canada
 
Designer Darling, Henry Measurement (imp) 172.6' x 30.2' x 12.9'
Builder Wallace Shipyards Ltd., North Vancouver BC Measurement (metric) ?m x ?m x ?m
Hull Steel Displacement
Gross Tonnage 756 Type 1 Passenger Vessel
Registered Tonnage 411 Type 2 Yacht, power-cruiser
Engine 725ihp inverted vertical Triple engine (1919) Engine Manufacture Iron Foundry Providence RI USA
Repower Repowered with diesel engines. Propulsion Screw
Rebuilds In 1947 she was rebuilt and repowered 826 tons. In 1972 she was rebuilt as a barge. Call Sign CYGV
Pendant  # Masters Captain J.D. McPhee (1927); Captain J.L. Williams (1927); Captain J.M. Muir (1928); Captain John Nouir (1929); Captain J.H. Gosse (1937); Captain John Eveleigh (1960);
 
Owner(s)
In 1919-1926 she was owned by the Union Steamship Co. of British Columbia Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1926-1934 she was owned by Union Steamships Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1934-1943 she was owned by Border Line Navigation Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1943-1947 she was owned by Northern Steamships Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1947-1950 she was owned by British Columbia Steamships Ltd. In 1950-1962 she was owned by British Columbia Steamships Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1962 she was owned by Skeena Steamships Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1962-1973 she was owned by British Columbia Steamships Co. (1962) Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1973 she was owned by Surf Marine Supply & Services Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. On September 1, 1973 this vessel sank in Howe Sound BC Canada.
 
Fate Registry closed Date 1974-10-25
 
Named Features
Significance of Name
 
Anecdotes
In 1920 this vessel was designed for northern trade service. On January 11, 1960 this vessel, owned by British Columbia Steamships Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC, was hit by the Princess Elaine, in thick fog off Prospect Point. The Alaska Prince was badly damaged in the incident and was beached iust east of the Capilano River to prevent her from sinking. On September 1, 1973 while this vessel was awaiting purchase for scrap this vessel sank in Howe Sound BC.
 
References
Transportation Safety Board of Canada (1993); Canada List of Shipping; List of Shipping Casualties Resulting in Total Loss in British Columbia and Coastal Waters Since 1897 (undated manuscript document); http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_t11860/14?r=0&s=6 ; Vancouver Sun (Vancouver BC) Tuesday January 12, 1960 page 7;
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