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SS Cardena
For more than 35 years, from 1923 to 1958, the Union steamship ''Cardena'' sailed the British Columbia Coast, carrying passengers, groceries, dry goods, industrial cargo, mail and sundry other supplies to the 200 or so mining, logging and fishing communities that once dotted the province's coastline during the early years of the 20th century. On her return voyage, at the peak of the summer fishing season, ''Cardena'' routinely carried thousands of cases of canned salmon to the railheads at Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Prince Rupert and Vancouver for shipment across Canada and around the world. And so it went for the better part of half a century; a regular and reliable marine service (with only infrequent interruptions) that made ''Cardena'' a coastal institution, remembered with affection and regard by the countless men, women and children who inhabited those tiny outports in a bygone era. History ''Cardena'' was modeled on SS ''Venture'', an older Union ship that had proven h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union Steamship Company Of British Columbia
The Union Steamship Company of British Columbia was a pioneer firm on coastal British Columbia. It was founded in November 1889 by John Darling, a director of the Union Steamship Company of New Zealand, and nine local businessmen. The company began by offering local service on Burrard Inlet near Vancouver and later expanded to servicing the entire British Columbia coast. The Union Steamship Company was bought out by the Canadian Pacific Steamship Company in 1948. The fire in Toronto forced the Federal Maritime Department to change marine regulations regarding wooden passenger vessels, while the nature of the BC coastal fleet changed more to freight and a tug and barge operation. The Union Steamships ran until 1956 when a strike finished the fleet. Company organized Union Steamship had its origins in the Burrard’s Inlet Towing Company, whose original principals were Alfred N.C. King, Hugh Stalker, John Morton, and Capt. Donald McPhaiden. The fleet upon formation consisted of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |