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Re: [TSL] Northland Navigation Co.of BC Canada info
"Ted Finch" <mariners-l@efinch90.fsnet.co.uk> on 07/01/2010

Hi Rich,

Formed in 1944 as the British Columbia Steamship Co, it changed it's name in 
1954 to Northland Navigation Co. In 1959 they purchased the fleet of Union 
SS Co of BC. They discontinued services in 1976.

FLEET (I don't know if this is complete)

CANADIAN PRINCE 1928 2,731 g.t., built as PRINCESS NORAH for Canadian 
Pacific, 1955 r/n QUEEN OF THE NORTH, 1958 sold to Northland r/n CANADIAN 
PRINCE, 1964 engines removed and converted to floating restaurant.

PACIFIC PRINCE 1942 339 g.t., wooden hull, built as YMS-118 for U.S. Navy, 
1951 purchased by Northland r/n PACIFIC PRINCE, 1962 sold to Northwest 
Shipping Co, Vancouver, 1967 sank in Gulf of Alaska.

NOOTKA PRINCE 1945 601 g.t., built as FS-242 for U.S. Gov't, 1948 r/n POMARE 
for South Seas Shipping Co, Honolulu, 1951 Aleutian SS Co, Seattle, 1952 
owned in Mexico, 1953 r/n PRINCESS OF ALBERNI for Canadian Pacific, 1958 
purchased by Northland r/n NOOTKA PRINCE, 1959 sold to Crown Zellerbach, 
Vancouver r/n OCEAN CROWN, 1985 sold to National Ltd, Georgetown, CI, 1985 
sank off Santa Marta, Columbia.

NORTHERN PRINCE II 1946 491 g.t., built as MAYTHORNE, 1948 r/n ANNE LOUISE 
for Andersen, Esbjerg, Denmark, 1956 purchased by Northland r/n NORTHERN 
PRINCE II, 1972 r/n NORTHERN PRINCE, 1975 sold Mexico r/n CEDROS, 1982 
wrecked Baja California.

HAIDA PRINCE 1946 530 g.t., built as OTTAWA MAYFERRY, later named CITY OF 
BELVILLE, 1951 purchased by Union SS Co r/n CAPILANO III, 1959 sold 
Northland r/n HAIDA PRINCE, 1967 sold Cayman Islands r/n ISLAND PRINCE III, 
1992 deleted from registers.

SKEENA PRINCE 1946 1,377 g.t., built as OTTAWA PAGE, sold to NF r/n BLUE 
PETER III, 1951 purchased by Union SS Co r/n CASSIAR III, 1959 sold to 
Northland r/n SKEENA PRINCE, 1976 sold Panama r/n VICTORIA II, 1992 deleted 
from registers.

TAHSIS PRINCE 1920 800 tons, built as GRANIT, later r/n COLUMBIA, 1944 
purchased by Union SS Co r/n ISLAND KING, 1954 r/n CHILLIWACK III, 1959 sold 
to Northland r/n TAHSIS PRINCE, 15th Mar.1968 beached after striking rock 
near Estevan, Vancouver Island, sold, refloated and cut down to pontoon for 
logging operations.

Hope this helps
Ted

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From: " Rich Steiger" <rmsteiger@earthlink.net>
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Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 2:32 PM
Subject: [TSL] Northland Navigation Co.of BC Canada info


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> Hi listers,
> I am trying to locate some basic history on the Northland Navigation
> company, and it's vessels, that operated out of Vancouver, British 
> Columbia,
> Canada.  Any help would be appreciated.  Thanks.
> Rich
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