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The MVS Confederation was built in Halifax and joined the Borden
to Cape Tormentine run in 1962. It had a capacity of 60 cars and was a double end design,
which permitted traffic to roll on - roll off. This made her capable of 24 crossings a
day. She was not, however, as good in ice as her designers had hoped so Islanders would
not see the last of the old Prince Edward Island for a few years yet. In
1973 the Confederation was sold� to
Northumberland Ferries and has the distinction of serving on both routes. To
make way for a new ferry in 1993, it was sold to a Quebec company and
renamed Nordik Passeur.
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Remember the Scotia 1? Well, here�s a shot of the Scotia 2. I
don�t know if either of these two ferries carried anything but railcars but as late
as 1965 you might be unlucky enough to catch a ride to PEI on something like this. These
fellas were very much a case of form following function. The Scotia 2 was fifty
years old in the mid sixties. How old did that make the Scotia 1?
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Here she is - the first PEI ferry I ever met.� The second ferry on the route to
carry the name, The Prince Nova was built by Ferguson Industries in Pictou, NS in
1964. Capacity was 60 autos. The Dunning was retired and scrapped when this new
boat arrived. I made several crossings on the Prince Nova, including an August 1983
trip that made me seasick for two days. I always remembered being able to see the car deck
from the stern of the ferry. This is why I have chosen to include this particular photo
from my collection. The sky looks a bit grey, doesn�t it? Just like that day in 1983.
Oh-oh, my stomach is starting to feel a little unsettled. I should have saved one of those
seasickness bags as a souvenir. The clipping that accompanies the photo is the only clue I
have to its present whereabouts. I think it�s from 1996 or 97.
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