MV "Princess of Vancouver"

MV PRINCESS OF VANCOUVER.

Built by Alexander Stephen & Sons Glasgow,

Yard No 646

Engines by Nat Gas&OilEng Co Ashton/Lyne

Last Name: PEARL OF SOUTH CHINA SEA (2001)

Previous Names: VANCOUVER ISLAND PRINCESS (1987), NAN HAI MING ZHU (1993)

Port of Registry: Victoria BC (now Panama)

Propulsion: Geared diesel. 4 x 1,575bhp 7-cylinder diesel engines geared to two shafts. Re-engined in 1973 with 4 x GM 2,150bhp diesels, boosting speed to 17 knots. Voith-Schneider bow thruster.

Launched: Monday, 07/03/1955

Built: 1955

Ship Type: Passenger Vessel

Ship's Role: Cross-strait rail ferry, Vancouver BC Canada to Nanaimo BC

Tonnage: 5554 grt

Length: 416 feet OA / 388.1 feet (BP)

Breadth: 66 feet Max / 63.1 feet Moulded

Draught: 15 feet

Owner History:

Canadian Pacific 1955-81

1981 British Columbia Ministry of Highways

1986 British Columbia Steamship Co

Leased by BC Stena Line 1989-91

1992 Kangda Shipping Co, China

2001 Haveton Shipping Ltd , Hong Kong (Panama flag)

Status: Active - 2007

 

Camera: Olympus OM1 35mm SLR.

Film: Kodak

 

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