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SS Princess Sophia was a steel-built passenger liner in the coastal service fleet of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR). Along with SS Princess Adelaide, SS Princess Alice, and SS Princess Mary, Princess Sophia was one of four similar ships built for CPR during 1910-1911.
The tragic sinking of the Princess Sophia, a Canadian Pacific Steamer, occurred in late October 1918. At least 353 passengers and crew lost their lives in the wintery waters near Vanderbilt Reef. The shipwreck occurred days before the end of the First World War.
16 de abr. de 2023 · The Princess Sophia grounded on Vanderbilt Reef, on Oct. 24, 1918 at 11 a.m. This view is looking northeast towards the coast of Alaska, which can be dimly seen on the right.
- David Reamer
4 de may. de 2021 · Unless you’re from Alaska or Canada, chances are you’ve never heard of the SS Princess Sophia, named the “Titanic of the West Coast.” One of the worst tragedies to occur inside Alaska and Canada, the 2,320-ton, 245-foot steel hull passenger ship sank in late October, 1918.
On October 25, 1918, the coastal steamer SS Princess Sophia sank after hitting Vanderbilt Reef in Lynn Canal north of Juneau, Alaska, with the loss of at all 343 people on board. Over 100 of those people were from Dawson.
6 de sept. de 2019 · Over 350 passengers lost their lives in the wintry waters off the Alaskan coast when, during a terrible storm, the SS Princess Sophia hit Vanderbilt Reef near Juneau and sank with all aboard. The vessel had been heading south to its home port in Victoria.
25 de oct. de 2016 · Over 344 people waited for a day and half aboard the stricken SS Princess Sophia for help they could see nearby, but which could not rescue them.
