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SS Catala
SS ''Catala'' was a Canadian coastal passenger and cargo steamship built in Scotland in 1925, for service with the Union Steamship Company of British Columbia. In 1927 the ship became a total loss after stranding on reef, but was recovered and returned to service. Retired in 1958, ''Catala'' was later used as a floating hotel until wrecked on the Washington State coast in 1965. Nomenclature ''Catala'' was named after Catala Island, which is at the entrance of Esperanza Inlet on the west coast of Vancouver Island.Rushton, ''Whistle Up the Inlet'', at pages pp. 100-102 Catala Island had in turn been named in honour of Catholic missionary Fr. Magin Catalá, who was at Santa Cruz de Nuca on Vancouver Island in 1793. Design and construction ''Catala'' was built by the Coaster Construction Company of Montrose, Angus, Montrose, Scotland, in 1925 for the Union Steamship Company of British Columbia Ltd. The ship was similar to the , which was also owned by Union Steamship. ''Catala'' was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catala At Union Steamship Dock In Vancouver BC
Catalan () is a Western Romance languages, Western Romance language and is the official language of Andorra, and the official language of three autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous communities in eastern Spain: Catalonia, the Balearic Islands and the Valencian Community, where it is called ''Valencian language, Valencian'' (). It has semi-official status in the Italy, Italian ''comune'' of Alghero, and it is spoken in the Pyrénées-Orientales department of France and in two further areas in eastern Spain: the La Franja, eastern strip of Aragon and the Carche area in the Region of Murcia. The Catalan-speaking territories are often called the or "Països Catalans". The language evolved from Vulgar Latin in the Middle Ages around the eastern Pyrenees. It became the language of the Principality of Catalonia and the kingdoms of kingdom of Valencia, Valencia and Kingdom of Majorca, Mallorca, being present throughout the Mediterranean. Replaced by Spanish as a language of gov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
