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MV Queen of the North was a roll-on/roll-off (RORO) ferry built by AG Weser of Germany and operated by BC Ferries, which ran along an 18-hour route along the British Columbia Coast of Canada between Port Hardy and Prince Rupert, British Columbia, a route also known as the Inside Passage.
Princess Norah was a steamship which operated in British Columbia and southeastern Alaska from 1929 to 1964. From 1955 to 1958, this ship was called Queen of the North.From 1958 to 1964, the ship was called Canadian Prince.
MV Queen of the North, a RO-RO ferry launched in 1969 and sank in 2006, operated by BC Ferries, formerly Stena Danica; Queen of the North (steamship), a steam ferry launched in 1929, also called Princess Norah, Canadian Prince, Beachcomber
The ship was wrecked on Mouse Island, in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence with the loss of 241 of the 273 people on board. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Quebec , British North America . Her captain was subsequently found guilty of willfully wrecking the ship and was sentenced to death.
In 1979, the Queen of Alberni ran aground in Active Pass. Many cars and trucks were damaged when the ship tilted over, and some flipped over completely. There were no major injuries, and the only casualty was a racehorse that was being transported. Misfortune struck again in 1989 when ship smashed into the dock at the Departure Bay terminal in ...
Shortly thereafter it was determined that the new ship would be named Northern Expedition and that BC Ferries' other northern vessel (the recently purchased Sonia, the replacement for the sunken Queen of the North) would be named Northern Adventure. [8] The keel of the vessel was laid on June 16, 2008 [3] and she was launched on September 25 ...
Enjoy a classic game of Hearts and watch out for the Queen of Spades!
The existence of the wreck was recorded in native oral history, with descendants of survivors including Chief Kilchis. It is the earliest known shipwreck in the Pacific Northwest. [1] [2] [3] Nehalem: General Warren United States: 30 January 1852: A steamship that was grounded on Clatsop Spit and wrecked in heavy seas: Tillamook Head: Detroit ...