The Final Voyage of the Princess Sophia: Did They All Have to Die?

by Betty O'Keefe and Ian Macdonald

Book Overview

25 October 1918 is the day that goes down in history as the Inside Passage's worst maritime disaster. Over 350 people lost their lives and the CPR's British Columbia Coast Service was forever tarnished when the Princess Sophia went down off Vanderbilt Reef in Lynn Canal between Skagway and Juneau, Alaska. The authors relive the tragedy of the Princess Sophia and her last voyage. To this day, many questions still linger or was this sinking really just...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0938665618
• ISBN13: 9780938665618
• Release Date: October 1998
• Publisher: Fine Edge Productions
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Tiny Titanic

This was a small ship with a big loss of life. Unfortunately it has been sadly forgotten untill this book came along. It retells the story so vividly you feel that you were there. A must for a ship buff.

A sad story, and some heroes are given their due.

This is the second book I know of written about the Princess Sophia tragedy. While the Morrison-Coates effort may be superior in some areas, there are two in which this book is clearly superior. One, the pictures are much better. And two, the author gives some long overdue credit to the captains and crews of the "Cedar" and the "King and Winge", both of whom made every effort to rescue the people aboard the Sophia, even to the point of severely risking themselves. This is sad and interesting story that few have heard.