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	1911–1949: Canadian Pacific 1949–1967: Typaldos Lines
Builder	Fairfield
Launched	5 July 1910
In service	1910
Out of service	1967
Fate	Scrapped 1967
General characteristics
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. She was scrapped in 1967.^[6]

See also

• CP Ships
• List of ocean liners
• List of ships in British Columbia