Statistics:
M.V. Cy Peck | |
Previous Names | Daily (1913-18)
Island Princess (1918-30) |
Place Built | Tacoma, Washington |
Year Built | 1913 |
Year Retired from BC Ferries | 1966 |
At Retirement: | |
Vehicle Capacity | 18 |
Passenger Capacity | 135 |
Length | 116.2 ft. |
Gross Tons | 171 |
Horsepower | 280 |
Special Notes:
Origin of the Names:
What happened to the Cy Peck?
Works Cited & Sources:
Allinson, Sidney. "Sidney's hero: A decorated soldier, he went on to be a successful businessman and a popular politician." Victoria Times Colonist. April 15, 2001, Final Edition, p.D12.
Bannerman, Gary and Patricia. The Ships of British Columbia. Surrey: Hancock House Publishers, 1985.
Griffiths, Garth, and H.L. Cadieux. Dogwood Fleet. Nanaimo: Cadieux and Griffiths, 1967.
Turner, Robert D. The Pacific Princesses. Victoria: Sono Nis Press, 1977.
Relevant Links:
Saltspring Island Archives Photographs (By I.D. Number)
Number 294 - Cy Peck arriving at Swartz Bay on the first day of the Swartz Bay - Fulford Harbour service.
Number 999.163.049 - Cy Peck at Ganges.
BC Archives Photograph (By Call Number)
E-03902 - Island Princess (front view).
A-07309 - Island Princess (side view).
I-20723 - Cy Peck (view from back).
D-03994 - Cy Peck near Saltspring Island
I-20713 - Cy Peck (not in picture) loading at Swartz Bay ferry terminal (in 1947 - very different from today!).
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