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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2010 17:33:07 GMT -8
Any available photos of the Northland Prince? Or is Northland Navigation not really on this thread?
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Post by Low Light Mike on Aug 23, 2010 18:13:23 GMT -8
Any available photos of the Northland Prince? Or is Northland Navigation not really on this thread? I've got some Northland Prince photos from museums in Stewart and Masset BC. She's not a steamship, but her company is a direct link from the old Union Steamship Company, carrying on that tradition for a while. ======== From the Dixon Entrance Maritime Museum in Masset BC  ------- From the Stewart BC museum: - photo credit shot:  Photos of the Northland Prince, presumably at Stewart.   N'Prince, at/near the Lions Gate Bridge:   |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2010 19:15:28 GMT -8
Thank you so much. I've been on the Northland Prince many times (grew up in Ocean Falls) but never had any photos. Here's the Northland Prince after 1976, she became the RMS St. Helena.  |
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Post by mrdot on Aug 23, 2010 19:32:28 GMT -8
In my brother (wettcoastkid)s photo gallery are a number of pics. and one of my dwgs. of northland prince and other northern vessels. much of my work is found in his photobucket and his flickr site. mr.dot.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2010 19:48:54 GMT -8
Thanks mr.dot. Very interesting.
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Post by WettCoast on Aug 23, 2010 20:54:50 GMT -8
The Northland Prince as drawn by the hand of Mr. DOT...  Original Artwork of D. O. Thorne © |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2010 21:12:32 GMT -8
Lovely drawing! Thanks for posting that. I've been enjoying your photobucket albums.
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Post by Retrovision on Aug 23, 2010 21:41:01 GMT -8
Any available photos of the Northland Prince? Or is Northland Navigation not really on this thread? I've got some Northland Prince photos from museums in Stewart and Masset BC. She's not a steamship, but her company is a direct link from the old Union Steamship Company, carrying on that tradition for a while. Many thanks for capturing and passing along those museum shots, Mr. Horn. It's always great to see new material up on our forum regarding companies operating during that transitional period of time - still acting as traditional 'steamer' lines despite often not running true steamships - between the true steamship lines that reigned supreme over our coastal waters, pracically since Europeans first set foot on these shores, and the RO/RO modernization days of Black Ball and BC Ferries, etc. Oddly enough just a couple weeks ago I used my parents' scanner (mine being out of service for the time being) to digitize a number of documents that I've been sitting on for quite a while with the intention of presenting them on our forum, etc., a number of which are Northland Navigation shedules from between 1962 and 1965. Your post certainly is incentive for me to get on finishing that task, so I thank you again Mr. Horn. |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Aug 24, 2010 5:45:43 GMT -8
Oddly enough just a couple weeks ago I used my parents' scanner (mine being out of service for the time being) to digitize a number of documents that I've been sitting on for quite a while with the intention of presenting them on our forum, etc., a number of which are Northland Navigation shedules from between 1962 and 1965. Your post certainly is incentive for me to get on finishing that task, so I thank you again Mr. Horn. You're welcome, Retro. That transition period is interesting; I look forward to seeing those schedules. |
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Post by Neil on Aug 24, 2010 9:48:13 GMT -8
You're welcome, Retro. That transition period is interesting; I look forward to seeing those schedules. Yes indeed. Hop to it, bub.  Us schedule freaks need our fix, and Northland is a rare commodity around here. Just thinking about new member Beffie's post... I wonder if maybe the Northland Prince was the only coastal passenger vessel which went on to perhaps a higher profile career after her time here was done. Most of our vessels, including all the old steamers, serve until they're pretty much ready for the scrap yard. Princess of Vancouver went to China, but we don't know exactly what kind of service she had there. The ' Prince, as a designated RMS ship serving St Helena for at least thirteen years, would seem to have found a dignified line of work. Any other nice post-BC careers I'm missing? And I don't mean shlepping cargo around the Caribbean, like the Queen of Victoria/Ocoa did. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2010 11:43:15 GMT -8
  Here are the only photos I have from the Northland Prince. I'm enjoying being a part of this group although I'm afraid I have little to contribute. Hope it's okay to lurk! |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Aug 25, 2010 12:05:17 GMT -8
Here are the only photos I have from the Northland Prince. I'm enjoying being a part of this group although I'm afraid I have little to contribute. Hope it's okay to lurk! It's perfectly ok to lurk. :D Just pipe-in from time to time to let us know what you're enjoying on the forum. |
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Post by mrdot on Aug 25, 2010 12:46:31 GMT -8
to the member that posted that shot of the old Northland Prince just about to leave vancouver hbr. and go under the lions gate, that is a very evocative picture of life on the coast, as it used to be when the old Union and laterly Northland steamed out of the harbour and proceeded up coast. they must not think they are not contributing!,mr.dot.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2010 17:48:25 GMT -8
Thanks to both of you, Flugel Horn and mrdot. Hopefully I'll come across some more photos or memorabilia to share. I like the way this group is so active and homey. It feels like a gathering around the old wood stove, sharing stories and memories.
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Post by Retrovision on Oct 26, 2010 19:18:28 GMT -8
Oddly enough just a couple weeks ago I used my parents' scanner (mine being out of service for the time being) to digitize a number of documents that I've been sitting on for quite a while with the intention of presenting them on our forum, etc., a number of which are Northland Navigation shedules from between 1962 and 1965. As mentioned, here are the early 60s Northland Navigation schedule scans. Note that these are from the last few years before BC Ferries' Queen of Prince Rupert opened up their subsidized northern routes. Also take a look at the interesting industries of note for various northern communities on the map in the 1965 schedule, such as Butedale being known for cold storage. Effective May 1, 1962: Northland Navigation Co 1962 Schedule by indyinsane, on Flickr  Northland Navigation Co 1962 Schedule by indyinsane, on Flickr  Northland Navigation Co 1962 Schedule by indyinsane, on Flickr  Northland Navigation Co 1962 Schedule by indyinsane, on Flickr Effective October 15, 1962: Northland Navigation Co 1962 Schedule by indyinsane, on Flickr  Northland Navigation Co 1962 Schedule by indyinsane, on Flickr  Northland Navigation Co 1962 Schedule by indyinsane, on Flickr  Northland Navigation Co 1962 Schedule by indyinsane, on Flickr Effective April 29 - June 24, 1963: Northland Navigation Co 1963 Schedule by indyinsane, on Flickr  Northland Navigation Co 1963 Schedule by indyinsane, on Flickr  Northland Navigation Co 1963 Schedule by indyinsane, on Flickr  Northland Navigation Co 1963 Schedule by indyinsane, on Flickr Effective November 2, 1964: Northland Navigation Co 1964 Schedule by indyinsane, on Flickr  Northland Navigation Co 1964 Schedule by indyinsane, on Flickr  Northland Navigation Co 1964 Schedule by indyinsane, on Flickr  Northland Navigation Co 1964 Schedule by indyinsane, on Flickr Effective December 13, 1965: Northland Navigation Co 1965 Schedule by indyinsane, on Flickr  Northland Navigation Co 1965 Schedule by indyinsane, on Flickr  Northland Navigation Co 1965 Schedule by indyinsane, on Flickr  Northland Navigation Co 1965 Schedule by indyinsane, on Flickr |
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Post by lmtengs on Oct 26, 2010 19:56:15 GMT -8
Those are some pretty awesome schedules, Retro! Thanks muchly for posting them  |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Oct 27, 2010 18:35:09 GMT -8
As mentioned, here are the early 60s Northland Navigation schedule scans. Many thanks for taking the time to scan & post these. I'll enjoy looking at them and learning more about that era on the coast. |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Dec 13, 2010 19:07:33 GMT -8
A new thread for all things "Northland Navigation".
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Post by lmtengs on Dec 26, 2010 18:04:54 GMT -8
I've already posted this in a different thread, but I'll post it here, now that we have a dedicated Northland Navigation thread. I spent about 30 hours of work creating this Google Earth file of every Northland Navigation route and port, circa 1963. It's 100% accurate, except for in a few instances where there is no record of a settlement existing. In the next post, I've attached a document with some information about the map. Attachments:filename (126.98 KB)
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Post by lmtengs on Dec 26, 2010 18:06:33 GMT -8
Attached is the information document mentioned in the previous post. Cheers, -Viking, sick at home, the day after Christmas ;D   Attachments:filename (23.65 KB)
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Post by Mill Bay on Aug 22, 2011 21:57:21 GMT -8
Found a really nice photo of the (RMS) St.Helena Island at St Helena Island in 1990. www.shipsandharbours.com/picture/number5975.aspThe ship seems to have changed names many times: As built in 1963 by Burrard, Vancouver, it was Northland Prince, renamed in 1977 to St. Helena, and then renamed twice in 1990 to St. Helena Island and later Avalon and finally in 1993 to Indoceanique. She was scrapped under this name in 1996, but the location of said scrapping is inconclusive. Apparently on its transoceanic runs, the ship could display some "some peculiar stability habits" which tested the mettle of many passengers. |
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Post by mrdot on Aug 23, 2011 13:07:17 GMT -8
:)in the rotating display for next months forum banners will be a sketch I did of Northland Prince as built, it was well suited for the north coast traffic, but times have changed, and we have gone full circle to an over built northern boat, my brother has an plan profiles I did for these vessels, and many other north coast vessels, ranging from Washington State up to the original Alaska ferries, for an article in Jane's shipping review. maybe at some time in the future I will get him to scan some of this material for the edification of our forum members. :)mrdot.
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Post by johnb on Mar 4, 2013 16:10:52 GMT -8
My father, Carl Banta, worked for Northland for about 15-16 years from the late forties to the mid sixties. He worked his way up from deckhand to captain. Ended his time with them as master of Tahsis Prince. When I was a child, I accompanied him on annual summer cruises on whatever run he was working. I remember sailing on the old Island Prince, the Pacific Prince and the Haida Prince as well as the Tahsis. He died in 1986. I'm wondering if there is anybody out there who might remember him. I will try to find some old photos and get them up on this thread. This is the ONLY forum I could find when I googled Northland Navigation. The Vancouver Maritime Museum has NOTHING.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Mar 4, 2013 16:23:18 GMT -8
My father, Carl Banta, worked for Northland for about 15-16 years from the late forties to the mid sixties. He worked his way up from deckhand to captain. Ended his time with them as master of Tahsis Prince. When I was a child, I accompanied him on annual summer cruises on whatever run he was working. I remember sailing on the old Island Prince, the Pacific Prince and the Haida Prince as well as the Tahsis. He died in 1986. I'm wondering if there is anybody out there who might remember him. I will try to find some old photos and get them up on this thread. This is the ONLY forum I could find when I googled Northland Navigation. The Vancouver Maritime Museum has NOTHING. John thanks for joining here and sharing that history. As for me, Northland Navigation is one of my least knowledgable parts of our coastal ship history. But it's from people like you, and your direct connnection, that we can all learn. So hopefully this here thread is a good place for you to share info and history. Cheers! |
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Post by leigh on Dec 5, 2016 13:49:51 GMT -8
I joined the Northland Prince as a Jr. Engineer in early Feb. 1966. Two weeks later we spent a week in Burrard Drydock to change out an engine cylinder liner and propeller (damaged by hitting a deadhead) and other maintenance. Here are some pictures taken in late Feb. 1966 while in drydock. The pictures were taken by my father Stanley T. Cossey who worked in the drafting department. The "Prince" was designed by a naval architect living in Vancouver who had worked with my father in a shipyard in Ontario and was a family friend.
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