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Island Princess : Profile, Deck Plans
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- Technical drawing
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2022.028.0006
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6 July 1918 (Creation)
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1 technical drawing : both sides, some col., annotations ; 72.5 x 86 cm
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Name of creator
Clarkson, John A.
(unknown-)
Biographical history
John A. Clarkson was a fulltime member of the Transportation Safety Board of Canada where reviewed and approved investigation reports regarding all air, rail, marine and pipeline accident/incidents. While working with the Council of Marine Carriers (CMC) he brought about changes to the new Marie Personnel Regulations for the west coast marine industry. He was also the Head of Delegation for Canada to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) for Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW). He was an Associate Dean and Head of the British Columbia Institute of Technology Marine Campus. He has connections with the national Pilotage Authorities, the Shipping Federation of Canada, the Canadian Shipowners Association, and the Chamber of Shipping of British Columbia. John retired in August of 2016, but since then has taken on advisor and part time positions. From 2018 to 2019 he was a Marine Technical Advisor for the National Board of Energy and starting November of 2019 he has been the Chair of the Board of Directors for the Maritime Museum of BC. He currently resides in Sooke.
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Originally built in 1913 in Tacoma Washington in 1918 she was owned by Canadian Pacific Railways Steamships Services and was put on Gulf Islands service. During 1930-1961 ownership was transferred to the Gulf Islands Ferry Company. In 1930 she was rebuilt in Victoria at Point Hope Marine railway. In 1956 she was rebuilt with an increased car capacity. In 1964 she was owned by the BC Ferry Authority and was used on the Swartz Bay – Fulford Harbour Service. In 1966 she was used as a supply store for fishermen.
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- English
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MMBC off-site storage.
Ship plan is located in P99.
Ship plan is located in P99.
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No restriction. All requests for use must be made through the MMBC Research Request program (http://mmbc.bc.ca/collections/library-and-archives/research/). Please note that fees may apply.
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- Clarkson, John A. (Creator)
- Gulf Island Ferry Company Limited (Subject)
- BC Ferries (Subject)
- Canadian Pacific Railway British Columbia Coast Steamship Service (Subject)