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MV Motor Princess

ship · built 1923

IMO5412959No AIS position on record

In short

MV Motor Princess (ship) has no AIS position on record with Voydar.

Vessel type
ship
Flag
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Year built
1923
Gross tonnage
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Size (length × beam)
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Registered owner
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Last reported position

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Identity & particulars

Name
MV Motor Princess
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
5412959
Flag
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Vessel type
ship
Length overall
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Beam
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Year built
1923

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Builder
Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026

About MV Motor Princess

MV Motor Princess was a vehicle and passenger ferry built for Canadian Pacific in 1923. She was later renamed, Pender Queen then Pender Lady. Motor Princess was built in 97 days at by Yarrows Ltd. in Esquimalt. She was built for the Canadian Pacific Railway Company's B.C. Coast Service. Motor Princess had a main car deck as well as space for cars on the front half of the upper deck, connected to the main car deck with a ramp. She was a wooden-hulled vessel and the first diesel powered vessel in CP's fleet. She had a cruising speed of 14.5 knots. (Turner, 129) Robert Turner describes the passenger amenities in his book, "The Pacific Princesses": Naturally, emphasis was on automobile facilities, but passengers were far from neglected.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is MV Motor Princess now?
Voydar has no displayable AIS position for MV Motor Princess in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.
What kind of ship is MV Motor Princess?
MV Motor Princess is a ship, built in 1923 by Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for MV Motor Princess?
Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for MV Motor Princess from the OFAC SDN list, the UK Sanctions List, the Canadian autonomous sanctions list, the EU list of designated vessels, the New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register and the French national asset-freeze register. Coverage may be incomplete; this is not sanctions clearance. No matched inspection records are displayed for MV Motor Princess. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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