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{{Short description|Ocean liner (1902–1953)}}
{{About|the steamship built in 1902|the British ferry that also sank in 1953|MV Princess Victoria}}
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|Ship name=*SS ''Princess Victoria''
*''Tahsis No. 3''
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|Ship operator= [[Canadian Pacific Railway]]
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|Ship route=[[Victoria, British Columbia|Victoria]], [[Vancouver]] and [[Seattle]]
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|Ship type=*Passenger steamship
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'''SS''' '''''Princess Victoria''''' was a luxury passenger ship built in 1902 and operated by the [[Canadian Pacific Railway]]. Subsequently, converted into a bulk oil carrier under the name '''''Tahsis No. 3''''', the ship struck a rock and sank on 10 March 1953.

''Princess Victoria'' was built in [[Wallsend]], [[Newcastle upon Tyne]], England, by the shipyards of [[Swan Hunter|CS Swan & Hunter Company]]. She was {{convert|300|ft|m}} long, with a beam of 40.5 feet, 1,943 gross register tons and three smokestacks. Christened on 18 November 1902, she arrived in [[Victoria, British Columbia]] on 28 March 1903.{{citation needed|date=February 2015}} While the ship burned coal when it was built, ''Princess Victoria'' was converted to oil fuel in 1912. During her time in Victoria, ''Princess Victoria'' ran routes between Victoria, [[Vancouver]] and [[Seattle]], Washington.{{citation needed|date=February 2015}}

''Princess Victoria'' was involved in a major accident on 26 August 1914, when she rammed and sank {{SS|Admiral Sampson}} in [[Puget Sound]] during heavy fog.<ref>[http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87093407/1914-08-26/ed-1/seq-1.pdf Liner Admiral Sampson Rammed and Sunk in Sound; Eleven Dead] ''[[The Seattle Star]]'' 26 August 1914 page 1</ref>

Laid up in 1950, ''Princess Victoria'' was sold to Tahsis & Company of Vancouver in November 1951 and converted into a bulk oil carrier named ''Tahsis No. 3''. Shortly after the conversion, the ship struck a rock on 10 March 1953 and sank in Welcome Pass, a narrow passageway north of [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]].<ref>Loss of the Princess Victoria ''[[Railway Gazette International|Railway Gazette]]'' 19 June 1953 page 693</ref><ref>Princess Victoria Inquiry Findings ''Railway Gazette'' 19 June 1953 page 716</ref>

After its sinking, it was broken up at the Victoria Capital Iron Works and its engine room, telegraph, and steering were re-purposed for the MV Uchuck III which still runs today.<ref>{{cite web|title=History of the MV Uchuck III |url=https://www.getwest.ca/discover/mv-uchuck-iii/|accessdate=July 5, 2018}}</ref>

== References ==
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* Gaeng, Betty Lou. [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wasigs/SOUNDER1106AdmiralSampson.htm "The Sinking of the Admiral Sampson,"] ''The Sounder''. Vol. 25, No. 2. Sno-Isle Genealogical Society, 2011. Retrieved Aug. 29, 2014.

==External links==
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=827mAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA517 Damaged bow of steamer ''Princess Victoria'' after sinking ''Admiral Sampson'']

{{August 1914 shipwrecks}}
{{1953 shipwrecks}}

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[[Category:Ocean liners]]
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[[Category:Maritime incidents in August 1914]]
[[Category:Maritime incidents in 1953]]