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| This is the SS Prince Edward Island. It was probably the longest serving PEI
ferry, starting service in 1915 and continuing until 1968. She was a steamer and although
built for railcars, an automobile deck was added later. The Prince Edward Island
was also a capable icebreaker and marked the beginning of reliable year round service. She
spent her first season running between Charlottetown, Georgetown and Pictou until the
terminals were completed at Borden and Cape Tormentine. A model of her can be seen at the
Marine Museum of the Atlantic in Halifax. She was still being used as a barge on Lake
Ontario in 1989. |
7000 horsepower
Length - 300 ft, width - 52 ft
Capacity - 12 railcars, 36 autos* (auto deck added 1938)
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I�m pretty certain this is a photo of the Scotia 1. It was used to shuttle
railcars across the Strait of Canso and was also pressed into service as a supplement to
the Prince Edward Island from time to time. Would you like to cross a choppy
Northumberland Strait on this?
Sorry, no specs on this one.
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| The Elegant SS
Charlottetown served from 1931 to 1941. She would certainly have served much longer
had it not been for an embarrassing wartime mishap off Port Mouton NS. While en route to a
refit in Saint John NB, the ferry was hugging the foggy coastline to avoid U-boats, but a
navigational error steered her into the rocks. Convinced that help would arrive in time to
save the stricken vessel her Captain refused to beach her on a nearby island to keep her
from sinking. It was actually two or three days before water leaking through the hull
overwhelmed the pumps and she went down stern first, much to the disbelief of local
fishermen who had been standing by in their boats. According to the locals the Coast Guard
dynamited the wreck to lessen the navigational hazard, |
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Length- 324 feet, width 59 feet |
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Capacity- 16 railcars, 45 autos. |
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