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Post by Low Light Mike on Oct 2, 2007 17:58:11 GMT -8
re the Prince George pic in Wet Coast Kid's recent posts: - all those portholes makes her look like a giant Peg-Board, minus the pegs.  |
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Post by WettCoast on Oct 5, 2007 18:05:49 GMT -8
Another picture of the SS Prince George DOT photoJust out of site to the right in this picture is the ex CP BCCSS's Princess Patricia. These vessels appear to be in use as floating hotels, probably for Expo 86. That means that I have incorrectly placed the Prince George in the first photos in this thread. Perhaps they were take elsewhere in the Lower Mainland or Nanaimo, and not in Expo year? If anyone has some ideas on this let me know. |
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Post by WettCoast on Oct 12, 2007 19:38:35 GMT -8
Another photo of the SS Prince George, this time underway under the Lions Gate Bridge, in the early 1980's.  DOT photo |
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Post by Retrovision on Oct 21, 2007 21:05:20 GMT -8
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Post by Low Light Mike on Nov 14, 2009 23:40:23 GMT -8
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Post by Low Light Mike on Nov 15, 2009 18:35:37 GMT -8
from 66!  |
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Post by Neil on Nov 21, 2009 12:31:04 GMT -8
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Post by princessofvanfan on Nov 24, 2009 12:39:15 GMT -8
I remember the P.G. being tied up in Nanaimo, just north of the Gabriola Ferry dock, from 1975-76, then she was moved to Port Angeles for awhile.
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Post by Low Light Mike on May 15, 2010 15:10:33 GMT -8
Sketch of the Prince David, during WWII service. - from the Vancouver Island Military Museum  |
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Post by Mirrlees on May 15, 2010 20:17:47 GMT -8
One of my Dad's brothers, served on HMCS Prince David during the waning years of WWII. She was patrolling the BC coast at the time. She was heavilly modified from the way she was originally built by having two passenger decks removed as she would have been an easy target for submarines since she rode so high off the water. This greatly increased her speed as well, which came in handy with escorting duties.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jul 22, 2010 10:35:08 GMT -8
Photos of a model of the CN ship Prince George. Model is displayed at the Kwinitsa museum in Prince Rupert.   |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jul 22, 2010 18:05:06 GMT -8
A model of the Prince Rupert, found at the museum of Northern BC in Prince Rupert.   |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Aug 6, 2010 19:01:40 GMT -8
Here are some photos that I took at the Stewart museum: They give us an idea of what the dock and waterfront looked like in this remote town, in the CN Prince-ship era. I also like what appears to be a 2-story bridge, on these sister ships. I like this photo of the SS Prince Rupert, at Stewart BC  The SS Prince George:  |
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Post by WettCoast on Dec 23, 2010 21:07:58 GMT -8
Here are two more fresh scans of DOT negatives dating from around 1980. The both show the second Prince George tied up in Vancouver Harbour. In this first photo check out that orange craft at the extreme right.  This second photo shows the vessel close up at the aft end...  Both photos by D.O. Thorne ©Larger versions of both photos can be seen on my Flickr site. |
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Post by mrdot on Dec 23, 2010 22:34:51 GMT -8
:)thanks to brother wettcoast for his diligent work in sorting thru all the many negatives I have bequethed to him. for the younger members, take a good look at the Prince George, and thats what we used to be able to build here in BC before we lost the skills and shipped the work off to the former Uboot yards! We just stepped off a fast trip over to Victoria today on the Spirits, and it was a bumby ride, but they are still favoured by their crews to the new imports! It was the second senior frebee for me, but my wife and daughter paid the full freight. the SOBC was an hour late coming back and my wife was uncomfortable with the lumpy ride into tsawwassen.I am just thankful that I made it to the seniors perk before gov't takes it away because we can't afford it any more. :)mrdot.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Feb 26, 2011 19:18:32 GMT -8
A YouTube video of a 1930's CN circle-tour by rail & steamship:
- passing-by a Skeena River fish cannery (45-second mark); possibly the "North Pacific Cannery" at Port Edward.
- the old SS Prince George shows up at 1:09, and there lots of on-board scenes of this old ship.
- at 1:51, the other CN ship, the SS Prince Rupert (I think?) passes by. You can check the earlier pictures in this here thread for ship-identification. The funnel white-stripe is a good indication that it's a CN ship, not a CP ship.
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Post by FNS on Feb 26, 2011 19:51:44 GMT -8
A YouTube video of a 1930's CN circle-tour by rail & steamship: - passing-by a Skeena River fish cannery (45-second mark); possibly the "North Pacific Cannery" at Port Edward. - the old SS Prince George shows up at 1:09, and there lots of on-board scenes of this old ship. - at 1:51, the other CN ship, the SS Prince Rupert (I think?) passes by. You can check the earlier pictures in this here thread for ship-identification. The funnel white-stripe is a good indication that it's a CN ship, not a CP ship.  VIDEO CLIP CAPTURE FOR VIEWING ONLY. OTHER USAGE NOT PERMITTED. Yes, that was a "PRINCE" ship. That's such a great vintage film clip!  |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Feb 26, 2011 20:00:48 GMT -8
Could it be the Princess Kathlene? I was originally thinking it was either the Kathleen or the 1st Marguerite (both triple-stackers, both in-service in the 1930's and both likely were on a northern route). But the white-stripe on the smokestacks, and the tall stacks (vs the shorter stacks on the CP ships) made me conclude that the passing ship is a CN Prince, likely the SS Prince Rupert. |
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Post by lmtengs on Feb 26, 2011 20:18:09 GMT -8
Could it be the Princess Kathlene? I was originally thinking it was either the Kathleen or the 1st Marguerite (both triple-stackers, both in-service in the 1930's and both likely were on a northern route). But the white-stripe on the smokestacks, and the tall stacks (vs the shorter stacks on the CP ships) made me conclude that the passing ship is a CN Prince, likely the SS Prince Rupert. Oops, I deleted that first post of mine before noticing you quoted it.  But yea, I thought it was the Prince Rupert or Prince George too, but when you originally posted saying it was a Princess ship, I just stuck with that and decided you were probably right, so I decided Kathleen  |
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Post by mrdot on Feb 26, 2011 22:38:58 GMT -8
:)looking closely at the old CNR old time Prince George and Rupert of 1910 the travel footage is probably Prince Rupert which ran single handed when the old Prince George was lost by fire in 1945, and was replaced by one of the last BC built at Yarrows in Esquimalt, a fine ecample of what we once built of the coast, in 1948. I will see if brother whitecoast can help me put up the old Prince Rupert, and the post war Prince George as future signature pics. :)mrdot.
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Post by FNS on Feb 27, 2011 0:17:35 GMT -8
Another picture of the SS Prince GeorgeDOT photoJust out of site to the right in this picture is the ex CP BCCSS's Princess Patricia. These vessels appear to be in use as floating hotels, probably for Expo 86. That means that I have incorrectly placed the Prince George in the first photos in this thread. Perhaps they were take elsewhere in the Lower Mainland or Nanaimo, and not in Expo year? If anyone has some ideas on this let me know. This photo was definitely taken during EXPO86. Summer 1986. New Westminster. Being a hotel guest aboard any of these ships, you had the opportunity to self tour both the PRINCESS PATRICIA and the PRINCE GEORGE. The PRINCE GEORGE's dining room served a delicious breakfast in the morning, a great way to start a day going to the EXPO via SkyTrain (the station was nearby). Both ships were very quiet as their engines were not running and were using shore power. You didn't hear any burring from the PATRICIA's electric transformers like you would on the PRINCESS MARGUERITE when underway. Sad endings to these ships. The PRINCE GEORGE is gone. The PRINCESS PATRICIA would have been a hotel ship in Skagway, if it weren't for those Taiwanese businessmen who outbid the Alaskan entrepreneurs in an auction. The PATRICIA was disposed of by the Taiwanese. A very bitter situation for us coastal ship buffs. A maritime magazine showed the PATRICIA in tow out of BC waters. That photo will never be placed on this forum by yours truly. You'll know why. |
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Post by WettCoast on Feb 27, 2011 10:44:49 GMT -8
CN's Prince George in Alaska Cruise Service - 1968.  Taken in Vancouver Harbour on 7 July 1968. Slide, from DOT Collection, is marked with the initials 'DJB' which are believed to be those of the photographer, Don Brown. Hosted on the WCK-JST Flickr Photo Site. |
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Post by bcferryfan87 on Feb 27, 2011 11:19:06 GMT -8
Another picture of the SS Prince GeorgeDOT photoJust out of site to the right in this picture is the ex CP BCCSS's Princess Patricia. These vessels appear to be in use as floating hotels, probably for Expo 86. That means that I have incorrectly placed the Prince George in the first photos in this thread. Perhaps they were take elsewhere in the Lower Mainland or Nanaimo, and not in Expo year? If anyone has some ideas on this let me know. This photo was definitely taken during EXPO86. Summer 1986. New Westminster. Being a hotel guest aboard any of these ships, you had the opportunity to self tour both the PRINCESS PATRICIA and the PRINCE GEORGE. The PRINCE GEORGE's dining room served a delicious breakfast in the morning, a great way to start a day going to the EXPO via SkyTrain (the station was nearby). Both ships were very quiet as their engines were not running and were using shore power. You didn't hear any burring from the PATRICIA's electric transformers like you would on the PRINCESS MARGUERITE when underway. Sad endings to these ships. The PRINCE GEORGE is gone. The PRINCESS PATRICIA would have been a hotel ship in Skagway, if it weren't for those Taiwanese businessmen who outbid the Alaskan entrepreneurs in an auction. The PATRICIA was disposed of by the Taiwanese. A very bitter situation for us coastal ship buffs. A maritime magazine showed the PATRICIA in tow out of BC waters. That photo will never be placed on this forum by yours truly. You'll know why. Hey Ferry nut Seattle, just wondering (As I shudder maybe naively asking this question)...but why won't you post the Pat being towed; I'm assuming because it was too sad of an ending to the Pat's days?  We are of close to the same vintage....10 years approx your junior...and I remember the days of expo and going with my parents to new west to see the ships...sometime in that summer; I wish I could remember more of the Pat... I do remember going up right to the wheelhouse...(on the outside just to look); the stairs took us up, and there was nothing preventing us...I remember the windshield wiper on the outside. Probably werent supposed to be up there. Someone has some pics - I found a link here of the pat in newwest, with the horrid paint job of a combination on the hull of black, grey and red (e.g. not all in one spot...but different areas as they tried to paint in while in the water I guess...painted from the old cp red and white); I remember BCTV I thnk it was had a video of workers taking any reference to CP off the linen (blacking it out or something). I think there was also a story of the Pat's toilets blowing up because of inbalance of waterpressure?? Side question on the George; I remember it having that fire up in Britannia beach - and it looking horrid sitting there all black and rusty. Didn't it sink as they towed it off somewhere (For scrap?). Those days of expo were fun visavis the ships. The George I think had a neat bbq on the back of it too. Wanted to get back to there another nite and enjoy it, but didn't. |
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Post by mrdot on Feb 27, 2011 20:13:14 GMT -8
:)that slide that my brother posted of the last Prince George of 1948, was taken by one of the shipspotters I used to meet on the lookout at Stanley Park and he shot the last years of CN ships and their logo transition is shown well in this shot, and I used this shot for one of my early drawings. This is a good example of the quality shipbuilding that we used to be able to do on this coast, but sadly is becoming only a memory. :'(mrdot.
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Post by mrdot on Feb 27, 2011 21:21:02 GMT -8
:)on further vueing the posted shots in this collection, I shot several of these vessels that were moored in New Westminster as hotel ships during Expo 86, this shot taken from the upper parkade overlooking the harbour and ss Prince George, just ahead of her was the chartered eprotiki cruse ship Peagusis, and several others as I recall.There was some great shipwatching Expo year! :)mrdot.
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