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The Grand Trunk Steamship ''Prince George'', and her sister ship the , served the coast of British Columbia and Alaska.〔 (Grand Trunk Pacific Steamship "Prince Rupert" ), ''Library Of Congress''〕 Originally these vessels served regular runs from Seattle to Victoria, Vancouver, Prince Rupert and Stewart (all, except Seattle, being in British Columbia), Seattle and Victoria were dropped from the route after a few years and Skagway, Alaska, was added. The ''Prince George'' served briefly as a Royal Canadian Navy hospital ship in 1914.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 First Aid, Nurses in the RCN, WWI )〕 From 1925, ownership of both ''Prince''s was transferred along with the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway system to the Government of Canada to be operated as part of the Canadian National Railway. 〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Grand Trunk Pacific Coast Steamship Company, Limited )〕 In 1910 Prince Rupert was beginning to develop into a city. Both the ''Prince'' ships were built in 1909. The ''Prince George'' was completed three months later. By 1910 both ships began service on the coast of British Columbia. In 1945 the ''Prince George'' was lost after it caught fire and destroyed in Ketchikan, Alaska. Her sister ship survived and stayed in service till her retirement in 1956. After the loss of the ''Prince George'', CN put a contract for a second (new) ''Prince George''. This ship was launched October 6, 1947, and placed in service on the Alaska route in June 1948. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「SS Prince George」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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