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'''''Don Scott's History:''''' | '''''Don Scott's History:''''' | ||
| − | CPR had the new 10,000 ton "Princess of Acadia(2nd) constructed at Saint John, N.B. Shipyards in 1971, the largest CP Princess ever to be built for the company which replaced the former Princess of Nanaimo, renamed Princess of Acadia (1st). The new "Acadia"(2nd) would operate the same route | + | CPR had the new 10,000 ton "Princess of Acadia" (2nd) constructed at Saint John, N.B. Shipyards in 1971, the largest CP Princess ever to be built for the company which replaced the former "Princess of Nanaimo", renamed "Princess of Acadia" (1st). The new "Acadia" (2nd) would operate the same route New Brunswick-Nova Scotia with three round-trips a day. The new ship being a roll-on-roll-off vessel carrying automobile traffic, passengers, freight and highway trailers. New facilities were constructed at Digby, Nova Scotia and at West Saint John. The second "Acadia" was 480 feet in length. |
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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| − | Image:CPR Princess of Acadia, Digby, NS 7-17-75 057.jpg|[[ | + | Image:CPR Princess of Acadia, Digby, NS 7-17-75 057.jpg|[[MV Princess of Acadia (II)|CPR Princess of Acadia]] at [[Digby Wharf]] in Digby, NS on July 17, 1975. |
| − | File:Princess of Acadia at Dusk CDG.JPG|[[ | + | File:MV Princess of Acadia.jpg|[[MV Princess of Acadia (II)|CN Marine Princess of Acadia]] postcard. |
| + | File:MV Princess of Acadia Back.jpg|[[MV Princess of Acadia (II)|CN Marine Princess of Acadia]] postcard back. | ||
| + | File:Princess of Acadia at Dusk CDG.JPG|[[MV Princess of Acadia (II)|Bay Ferries Princess of Acadia]] approaching [[Digby Wharf]] in Digby, NS on July 28, 2002. | ||
| + | File:Princess of Acadia at Dusk CDG brighter.jpg|[[MV Princess of Acadia (II)|Bay Ferries Princess of Acadia]] approaching [[Digby Wharf]] in Digby, NS on July 28, 2002. (Lightened version) | ||
| + | File:Princess of Acadia (second) 01.jpg|[[MV Princess of Acadia (II)|Bay Ferries Princess of Acadia]] tied up at Saint John, NB, July, 2015, after withdrawal from service. | ||
</Gallery> | </Gallery> | ||
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MV Princess of Acadia (II)
Don Scott's History:
CPR had the new 10,000 ton "Princess of Acadia" (2nd) constructed at Saint John, N.B. Shipyards in 1971, the largest CP Princess ever to be built for the company which replaced the former "Princess of Nanaimo", renamed "Princess of Acadia" (1st). The new "Acadia" (2nd) would operate the same route New Brunswick-Nova Scotia with three round-trips a day. The new ship being a roll-on-roll-off vessel carrying automobile traffic, passengers, freight and highway trailers. New facilities were constructed at Digby, Nova Scotia and at West Saint John. The second "Acadia" was 480 feet in length.
Don Scott
1972-Princess_of_Acadia 1972 brochure about the MV Princess of Acadia, including schedule and rates.
Gallery
CPR Princess of Acadia at Digby Wharf in Digby, NS on July 17, 1975.
CN Marine Princess of Acadia postcard.
CN Marine Princess of Acadia postcard back.
Bay Ferries Princess of Acadia approaching Digby Wharf in Digby, NS on July 28, 2002.
Bay Ferries Princess of Acadia approaching Digby Wharf in Digby, NS on July 28, 2002. (Lightened version)
Bay Ferries Princess of Acadia tied up at Saint John, NB, July, 2015, after withdrawal from service.
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