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Post by EGfleet on Apr 12, 2015 7:22:06 GMT -8
Here's the very brief shot of the Princess of Vancouver and it appears Ferrynut was correct and she is backing into the slip and arriving (I confess I hadn't paid much attention beyond the "Oo! Princess of Vancouver footage!") I wish they'd filmed a bit longer. They cut away and cut back and when they do (to a twins that look like they stepped out of The Shining) you can see her backed into the dock outside the window. Filmed in 1962.
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Post by mrdot on Apr 13, 2015 20:05:27 GMT -8
:)thank you for posting these general arrangement drawings of this last of the mainline CPR Princesses. I remember her well almost to her first arrival from the Alex. Stephens, back in 1955! And I remember taking various trips over to Nanaimo, and even when she was a Highways fleet vessel! I drew and shot several pics, of her over the years, and for my brief time with BC ferries. mrdot.
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Post by princessofvanfan on Apr 13, 2015 21:45:27 GMT -8
Yes, those deck plan drawings are awesome. Thanx, FNS. And, Mr. DOT - feel free to post your P.o.V. pics, when you have time!
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Post by WettCoast on Apr 14, 2015 9:31:35 GMT -8
Yes, those deck plan drawings are awesome. Thanx, FNS. And, Mr. DOT - feel free to post your P.o.V. pics, when you have time! A few of David's (MR. DOT) photos and one of mine are posted on earlier pages of this thread.
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Post by westernflyer on Jun 3, 2015 13:52:29 GMT -8
Burrard Inlet from Second to First - A tour of the Vancouver harbour in 1956 From the BC History youtube channel. Includes some great shots of the Princess of Vancouver
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jun 3, 2015 16:08:22 GMT -8
Burrard Inlet from Second to First - A tour of the Vancouver harbour in 1956 From the BC History youtube channel. Includes some great shots of the Princess of Vancouver Wow, lots of CPR steamships in that video. I'll take the yacht at the 10:36 mark, please.
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Post by princessofvanfan on Jun 6, 2015 23:50:29 GMT -8
She was a beautiful ship. Better food in the caf than BCF (loved the orange and green colored textured glass, too, in the restaurant).
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Post by EGfleet on Jan 3, 2016 12:53:05 GMT -8
Couple of interesting shots of the Princess of Vancouver from vintage slides I picked up a while back.
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Post by Starsteward on Jan 4, 2016 9:08:07 GMT -8
Ah, great videos of yesteryear in Vancouver Harbour. The North Vancouver Ferry was always fun to take to get to the heart of the north shore. The name of the luxury yacht in the video escapes me at the moment, however I knew of the lady who owned it through a connection I had with the owner of another luxury yacht that I once worked on. The last 2 pictures of the 'Princess of Vancouver' were taken pre-February 15, 1965.
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Post by cprfan on Jan 31, 2016 13:11:22 GMT -8
So how many times was she modified and when, I've look over photos of her and she certainly changed a lot over the years.
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Post by princessofvanfan on Sept 28, 2016 11:57:53 GMT -8
Forward observation lounge of Princess of Vancouver during her days as Vancouver Island Princess. ------------- [Moderator note: from the collection of member "Evergreen Fleet" - please ask permission before posting this photo]
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Post by Barnacle on Oct 15, 2016 14:49:33 GMT -8
Forward observation lounge of Princess of Vancouver during her days as Vancouver Island Princess. That looks borrowed...
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Post by EGfleet on Oct 16, 2016 14:10:34 GMT -8
Forward observation lounge of Princess of Vancouver during her days as Vancouver Island Princess. That looks borrowed... It is borrowed. From me. I had a heck of a time colorizing that shot.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Oct 16, 2016 14:56:39 GMT -8
That looks borrowed... It is borrowed. From me. I had a heck of a time colorizing that shot. I've edited the original "used without credit or permission" post to now include an educational message on the subject of good manners and legalities. Mr. E.G. Fleet: sorry that your work gets used without your credit/permission, but I feel especially sorry when that happens here on this forum. We're supposed to be better than that.
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Post by EGfleet on Oct 17, 2016 5:42:32 GMT -8
It is borrowed. From me. I had a heck of a time colorizing that shot. I've edited the original "used without credit or permission" post to now include an educational message on the subject of good manners and legalities. Mr. E.G. Fleet: sorry that your work gets used without your credit/permission, but I feel especially sorry when that happens here on this forum. We're supposed to be better than that. Thanks. For the record, here's the before black and white photo, the colorized shot and the postcard shot of the same area when the Princess of Vancouver was new.
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Post by pscurr on Dec 11, 2016 15:07:19 GMT -8
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Post by davidsg1a on Aug 17, 2017 1:04:07 GMT -8
Good folks
I am building a model of the Princess of Vancouver, I live in Glasgow and building her because she is stunning looking ship and was also built on the Clyde.
I am struggling with pictures of the FWD mooring and the after end of the ship, I was wandering if any of you great people have pictures you would be happy to share with me so I can get these decks right and make sure I make the right winches.
Hope you can help.
David
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Post by davidsg1a on Aug 23, 2017 2:39:13 GMT -8
Also was she single rider or twin rudder?
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Post by FNS on Aug 23, 2017 3:16:13 GMT -8
Also was she single rider or twin rudder? Go back to PAGE 10 of this thread and you'll find deck layouts of the PRINCESS OF VANCOUVER. It looks like she was twin rudder. Twin screw as well. Tap on the colour lettered deck ID to get a bigger picture.
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Post by kenny123 on Oct 1, 2018 14:39:05 GMT -8
Does anyone have any record of Captains of the princess of vancouver?
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Post by trainguru on Mar 29, 2019 15:56:09 GMT -8
Question: What happened with the Forward Port and Starboard Car-Deck doors on the PoV, when she was the VIP? From what I understand, she docked at Ogden Point, instead of Downtown. Now seeing as she had those doors, and was only 45 to 50 Feet Longer, and about 10 or so feet wider than the Maggie, wouldn't it have made sense for her to dock in the Inner Harbor, and offload through the side? Or was it a Space Issue at the Dock, with Maggie being there all day, like the Vic Clipper V?
Can anybody provide some insight?
Also, what was her Car-Deck Height, anyway? It always escapes me.
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Post by lselena53 on Apr 11, 2019 21:55:45 GMT -8
The VIP loaded from her stern doors at Ogden Point and unloaded from the side in Seattle. Maggie loaded and unloaded from the sides only of course and that is why the Bellville terminal worked for her. The layout of the VIP was designed for driving on via the stern and off via the side doors or vice versa. As her stern doors were inaccessible at the Seattle pier, she needed to do the stern loading in Victoria, which meant Ogden Point was the only option. You may recall they rebuilt the bow after BC Steamships acquired the ship from BC Ferries who had chopped off her original bow for RO-RO service (Little River to Powell River). Maggie was always loaded from the starboard side and unloaded from the port side on that route, so am not sure what the parking layout looked like inside, but imagine it might have been a loop. She did not carry many cars and that was one of her limitations in the later years.
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Post by hullnumbers on Mar 21, 2020 16:38:25 GMT -8
In 1974, did Princess of Vancouver end it's auto and passenger service or did it continue till the ferry was retired?
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Post by princessofvanfan on Mar 22, 2020 0:35:57 GMT -8
Princess of Vancouver was withdrawn from service by the C.P.R. circa late 1980, and then resumed service for summer 1981 in a last ditch effort to keep her running. She was withdrawn permanently in late 1981, I believe. I remember the full page ads in The Province celebrating her return to service in '81, making a big deal about the convenience of the downtown to downtown aspect of the route.
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