M.V. Motor Princess Propeller - Ganges, British Columbia
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member wildwoodke
N 48° 51.158 W 123° 29.869
10U E 463481 N 5411193
This propeller is from the first diesel powered and design auto ferry the M.V. Motor Princess. The propeller is located in Ganges, British Columbia.
Waymark Code: WM7C20
Location: Alberta, Canada
Date Posted: 10/03/2009
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The M.V. Motor Princess was retired as the M.V. Pender Queen.

M.V. Pender Queen
Previous Name M.V. Motor Princess (1923-55)
Place Built Yarrows, Victoria B.C.
Year Built 1923
Date Launched March 31, 1923
Year Rebuilt 1956
Year Retired from B.C. Ferries 1980

At Retirement:
Vehicle Capacity 40
Passenger Capacity 250
Overall Length 177 ft.
Gross Tons 428
Service Speed 12 knots
Horsepower 1,050

The Motor Princess was built in 97 days at by Yarrows Ltd. in Esquimalt (1923). She was built for the Canadian Pacific Railway Company's (CP) B.C. Coast Service. Why was she named the Motor Princess? Probably a reference to her diesel engines, due to the fact that she was the first diesel-powered vessel in the CP fleet.

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