Screw Steamer PRINCESS ELAINE built by John Brown & Co Ltd. in 1928 for Canadian Pacific Railway Co., Victoria B.C., Passenger / Cargo

Name	Official number	Flag	IMO
PRINCESS ELAINE	154739	CAN
Year built	Date launched	Date completed
1928	26/10/1927	02/1928
Vessel type	Vessel description
Passenger / Cargo	Steel Screw Steamer
Builder		Yard	Yard no
John Brown & Co Ltd., Clydebank		Clydebank	520

Tonnage	Length	Breadth	Depth
2027 grt / 725 nrt /	291.0 ft	48.1 ft	27.6 ft
Engine builder	John Brown & Co Ltd., Clydebank
Engine detail
Brown-Curtis turbines. Triple screw.

First owner	First port of register	Registration date
Canadian Pacific Railway Co., Victoria B.C.	Victoria BC
Other names

Subsequent owner and registration history

Vessel history
BC Coastal Ship. 1200 Passenger accommodation. 17.3.28 Left Clyde for Vancouver via Palmas (29th) and Panama Canal. 23.3.28 At Swansea. Called at Plymouth for shelter due to severe weather. 1962 withdrawn from service. 12/1963 Towed to Blaine, Washington State and became a floating restaurant which was not a success. 1967 sold for use as restaurant at Seattle which was also not a success. 12/1967 at Seattle for use again as a restaurant which was still unsuccessful.
Remarks
First commander, Captain R N Stuart, VC, DSO, RNR.
End year	Fate / Status
1976	Dismantled
Disposal Detail
08/1976 part dismantled at Lake Union. 1977 remains broken up.

Launching of Princess Elaine
Image courtesy of : "The Sphere"