SS Island Princess

"Daily" Island Princess
Daily (upper) Island Princess (lower)
History
NameIsland Princess (originally Daily and later Cy Peck)
OwnerMatthew McDowell, Canadian Pacific Railway, Gulf Islands Ferry Company
RoutePuget Sound (Vashon and Maury Islands); Gulf Islands
BuilderMatthew McDowell, at shipyard in Tacoma
Completed1913
In service1913
Out of servicec. 1980
IdentificationIMO number5083241
FateSunk as reef near Saltspring Island[citation needed]
NotesBuilt as Daily, ran on Puget Sound 1913-1918, then sold to CPR
General characteristics
Tonnage254-tons
Length168 ft (51 m)
Beam35 ft (11 m)
Draft8.0 ft (2 m)
Installed powersteam engine
Propulsionpropeller-drive
NotesConverted to auto ferry 1930, still afloat in 1970s as fishing dock

The steamboat Daily operated in the early 1900s as part of the Puget Sound Mosquito Fleet. In later years, Daily was renamed Island Princess and later Cy Peck.