SS Princess Alice (1911)

SS Princess Alice was a passenger vessel in the coastal service fleet of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) during the first half of the 20th century.

This ship was called a "pocket liner" because she offered amenities like a great ocean liner, but on a smaller scale. The ship was part of the CPR "Princess fleet," which was composed of ships having names which began with the title "Princess". Along with the SS Princess Adelaide the SS Princess Mary and the SS Princess Sophia, the SS Princess Alice was one of four sister ships built for CPR during 1910-1911.

History
The SS Princess Alice was built by Swan Hunter, Wallsend, United Kingdom for the Canadian Pacific Railway. Princess Alice was launched on May 29, 1911; and she was completed in September 1911.

The 3,099-ton vessel had length of 290.6 ft, breadth of 46.1 ft, and depth of 14.3 ft

In 1913, Princess Alice made several special Alaskan cruises through the inside passage at reduced rate of $60 round trip.

In 1949, the ship was sold to Typaldos Lines, and she was renamed SS Aegaeon.

The ship was wrecked wrecked in tow at Civitavecchia in December 1966.