Canadian Pacific Railway
SS Princess Sophia
Canadian steel-built passenger liner
History
SS Princess Sophia was a steel-built passenger liner in the coastal service fleet of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR). Along with SS Princess Adelaide, SS Princess Alice, and SS Princess Mary, Princess Sophia was one of four similar ships built for CPR during 1910-1911.
On 25 October 1918, Princess Sophia sank after grounding on Vanderbilt Reef in Lynn Canal near Juneau, Territory of Alaska. All 343 persons on the ship died, making the wreck of Sophia the worst maritime accident in the history of British Columbia and Alaska.
Text: Wikipedia — SS Princess Sophia, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Ship Facts & Specifications
Tonnage
2,320 GRT
Length
245 ft
Beam
44 ft
Draught
12 ft
Speed
14 knots
Passengers
250 passengers
Crew
73
Builder
Bow, McLachlan & Co, Paisley, Scotland, UK
Yard number
272
Launched
8 November 1911
Maiden voyage
7 June 1912
Owner
Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR)
Port of registry
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Propulsion
Single screw
Fate
Grounded on 24 October 1918; sank following day during a storm
