Difference between revisions of "HMT Prince George"
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Capable of carrying 1,500 for an excursion, or 200 first class and 36 second class passengers. Operated as a Hospital Ship for the Royal Canadian Navy during World War 1. Operated by the Grand Trunk Railroad system for the time it was not used by the Canadian Navy. | Capable of carrying 1,500 for an excursion, or 200 first class and 36 second class passengers. Operated as a Hospital Ship for the Royal Canadian Navy during World War 1. Operated by the Grand Trunk Railroad system for the time it was not used by the Canadian Navy. | ||
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After the war she Provided passenger service along the coasts of British Columbia & Alaska. In 1945 she caught fire in harbour at Ketchikan, Alaska and the burned hulk was beached on Gravina island until 1949 when it was refloated and towed to Seattle where it was broken up. | After the war she Provided passenger service along the coasts of British Columbia & Alaska. In 1945 she caught fire in harbour at Ketchikan, Alaska and the burned hulk was beached on Gravina island until 1949 when it was refloated and towed to Seattle where it was broken up. |
Latest revision as of 02:27, 4 November 2021
Remarks
Capable of carrying 1,500 for an excursion, or 200 first class and 36 second class passengers. Operated as a Hospital Ship for the Royal Canadian Navy during World War 1. Operated by the Grand Trunk Railroad system for the time it was not used by the Canadian Navy.
After the war she Provided passenger service along the coasts of British Columbia & Alaska. In 1945 she caught fire in harbour at Ketchikan, Alaska and the burned hulk was beached on Gravina island until 1949 when it was refloated and towed to Seattle where it was broken up.