Beatrice Shoal

Beatrice Shoal (52˚50'00" 131˚51'00" N entrance to Dana Passage, between Talunkwan I and Moresby I, QCI). SS Princess Beatrice, a modest little vessel built for the CPR at Esquimalt in 1903 by the BC Marine Rwy Co, was designed for work in Alaska and on the BC N coast. The single-screw wooden ship, 60 m long and 1,170 tonnes, could manage 13 knots and carry 350 passengers. Beatrice operated in the QCI, 1907–12, and also on the Victoria–Seattle route. In 1929 it was sold, gutted and used...

If you are already registered on KnowBC, login now to get access to the full article.

You may already have access to KnowBC through your school, university or library.

• Schools that subscribe to KnowBC
• Colleges and universities that subscribe to KnowBC
• Public libraries that subscribe to KnowBC

If you do not already have access to KnowBC, you can subscribe.