For other ships with the same name, see Prince George (ship).
Postcard of SS Prince George, 1910
History
Name
Prince George
Port of registry
Prince Rupert, British Columbia
Builder
Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardson Ltd, Wallsend-on-Tyne
Launched
10 March 1910
Completed
August 1910
In service
1910
Out of service
1945
Fate
Burned in Ketchikan, Alaska; broken up at Seattle
General characteristics
Type
Passenger/cargo ship
Tonnage
3,372 GRT
Length
307 ft 6 in (93.7 m) pp
Beam
42 ft 4 in (12.9 m)
Draught
8 ft 6 in (2.59 m)
Installed power
4 boilers, 6,500 ihp (4,800 kW)
Propulsion
2 shafts, triple expansion steam engine
Speed
18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
The Grand Trunk Steamship Prince George, and sister ship SS Prince Rupert, provided passenger service along the coasts of British Columbia and Alaska. In service from 1910 until 1945, the vessel saw brief service as a hospital ship for the Royal Canadian Navy during World War I. In 1945 the ship caught fire in the harbour of Ketchikan, Alaska. The burned hulk was beached on Gravina Island where it remained for the next few years until it was towed to Seattle, Washington, and broken up for scrap.
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