BUILT: 1900 by Knox Yard at Harmar, Ohio. Named Francis J. Torrance
FORMERLY: Francis J. Torrance
FINAL DISPOSITION: Destroyed in ice flow in January, 1918
OWNERS: 1905: Coney Island Company
OFFICERS & CREW: 1905: Captain Jim Mace (pilot); 1914: Captain Harry Doss (pilot)
RIVERS: Ohio River; Kentucky River
OTHER INFORMATION: Ways - 4596; The Princess and the Island Queen teamed in the Cincinnati-Coney Island trade from 1906-1917. She was being wintered in the mouth of the Kentucky River, 1917-1918 when ice broke her loose. She landed above Madison, Indiana with her hull upside down
PHOTO DESCRIPTION: The Princess caught in ice flow. Far left is the Island Girl, which survived; center is the Princess; next to the Princess is a coal digger