| Name: | PRINCE RUPERT |
| Type: | Passenger Refrigerated Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 13/12/1909 |
| Completed: | 03/1910 |
| Builder: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
| Yard: | Wallsend |
| Yard Number: | 839 |
| Dimensions: | 3379grt, 1626nrt, 306.7 x 42.2 x 23.9ft |
| Engines: | 2 x T4cyl (23.5, 37 & 41, 41 x 33ins), 768nhp |
| Engines by: | Wallsend Slipway Co Ltd, Wallsend |
| Propulsion: | 2 x Screws, 18.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 129743 |
| History: | |
| 12/03/1910 | Grand Trunk Pacific Development Co Ltd, Newcastle |
| 1923 | Grand Trunk Pacific Coast SS Co Ltd, Newcastle |
| 1930 | Prince Rupert Ltd (Canadian National Steamships Ltd), Vancouver BC |
| 1956 | Renamed PRINCE MARU |
| 08/1956 | Broken up |
| Comments: | Accommodation for 200 x 1st class & 36 x 2nd class passengers |
| Alternatively 1500 x passengers could be carried on excursions | |
| 23/03/1917: Stranded on Green Island & left high & dry by the low tide | |
| 22/08/1927: Stranded on Ripple Rock, but towed off by competitor CARDENA | |
| 1956: Renamed only for the delivery voyage to the shipbreakers | |
| 01/08/1956: Sailed from Shimizu for breaking up at Osaka | |
| 08/1956: Broken up by Rinko Iron Works |
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Above photo is copyright of the City of Vancouver Archives
Above photo is copyright of the City of Vancouver Archives
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Above photo is copyright of the Canada Science & Technology Museum
Lloyd's List, Tuesday, 14/12/1909