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- SS_Princess_Helene height "8229.6".
- SS_Princess_Helene length "97536.0".
- SS_Princess_Helene abstract "SS Princess Helene was a historic Canadian passenger and freight ferry operated by the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR).Princess Helene was built in 1930 at Dumbarton, Scotland. She was custom designed for CPR’s Bay of Fundy service connecting the CPR's eastern mainline railway terminus at Saint John, New Brunswick with the port of Digby, Nova Scotia, which was served by a CPR subsidiary, the Dominion Atlantic Railway.Replacing the older and smaller DAR steamer SS Empress, Princess Helene could carry 500 passengers and 50 automobiles as well as large amounts of freight. Special side-loading doors moved vehicles and freight to large wharf elevators at Digby and Saint John to cope with the tidal range in the Bay of Fundy. Princess Helene was part of a chain of CPR's transportation system that “spanned the world” and as such she was outfitted in the style of the company's "Duchess" ocean liners. She had 43 state rooms complemented by beautiful interior fittings that exceeded the usual standards of Canada's regional ferries. Crew uniforms were modeled on the Royal Canadian Navy and each time she passed the DAR's Digby Pines Hotel, bellboys would dip the hotel's flag and salute.Nicknamed the "Digby Boat", Princess Helene made her crossings without fail across the turbulent and foggy Bay of Fundy and through the dangerous waters of Digby Gut. She steamed 168,400 miles during 33 years of service, including precarious crossings during World War II where she was often escorted by Royal Canadian Navy warships and Royal Canadian Air Force aircraft because of the danger of attack by German U Boats. Princess Helene was replaced April 27, 1963 by the SS Princess of Acadia, formerly the CPR’s British Columbia ferry Princess of Nanaimo. The new ship had greater capacity for automobile and truck traffic but lacked her predecessor's grand ocean liner charm and would be replaced by another newly built vessel carrying the same name MV Princess of Acadia within 7 years.Hugh "Sam" Macdonald was the longtime Chief Engineer of the SS Princess Helene. His nephew, Donald Stovel Macdonald was a member of Pierre Trudeau's Cabinet and served as President of the Privy Council, Minister of National Defence, Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources and Minister of Finance.Princess Helene was sold to Chandris Lines of Greece, extensively rebuilt, and renamed Carina II. She operated budget cruises until 1972 when she was laid up and subsequently sold for scrap several years later. A large builder’s model of Princess Helene is preserved today at the Canada Science and Technology Museum in Ottawa.".
- SS_Princess_Helene height "8.2296".
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- SS_Princess_Helene owner Canadian_Pacific_Railway.
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- SS_Princess_Helene status "Scrapped Perama 1977".
- SS_Princess_Helene status "Sold to Greek owners in 1963".
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- SS_Princess_Helene shipBeam "51".
- SS_Princess_Helene shipBuilder "William Deny Co.".
- SS_Princess_Helene shipFate "Sold to Greek owners in 1963".
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- SS_Princess_Helene shipHeight "27".
- SS_Princess_Helene shipLaunched "1930".
- SS_Princess_Helene shipLength "320".
- SS_Princess_Helene shipName "SS Princess Helene".
- SS_Princess_Helene shipOwner Canadian_Pacific_Railway.
- SS_Princess_Helene shipPropulsion "Steam".
- SS_Princess_Helene shipRenamed "Helene 1963, Carina 1963, Carina II 1967".
- SS_Princess_Helene shipSpeed "19".
- SS_Princess_Helene shipStatus "Scrapped Perama 1977".
- SS_Princess_Helene shipTonnage "4505".
- SS_Princess_Helene subject Category:1930_ships.
- SS_Princess_Helene subject Category:Ferries_of_New_Brunswick.
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- SS_Princess_Helene subject Category:Transport_in_Digby_County,_Nova_Scotia.
- SS_Princess_Helene subject Category:Transport_in_Saint_John,_New_Brunswick.
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- SS_Princess_Helene comment "SS Princess Helene was a historic Canadian passenger and freight ferry operated by the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR).Princess Helene was built in 1930 at Dumbarton, Scotland.".
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