 The ship was part of the CPR "Princess fleet," which was composed of ships having names which began with the title "Princess".Along with the SS "Princess Adelaide" the SS "Princess Mary" and the SS "Princess Sophia", the SS "Princess Alice" was one of four similar ships built for CPR during 1910-1911.The SS "Princess Alice" was built by Swan Hunter, Wallsend, United Kingdom for the Canadian Pacific Railway.