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The Alphabet Fleet was a fleet of vessels owned and operated by the Reid Newfoundland Company as part of the provisioning of the 1898 Railway contract between the Dominion of Newfoundland and the Reid Newfoundland Company. The Reid Newfoundland Company was incorporated in September 1901 and was the operator of the Newfoundland Railway across the island from 1901 to 1923 The Dominion of Newfoundland was a British dominion from 1907 (before which the territory had the status of a British colony to 1949 The vessels were named after places in Scotland, the native homeland of Sir Robert Gillespie Reid, founder of the Reid Newfoundland Railway Company. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Sir Robert Gillespie Reid ( October 12, 1842, Coupar Angus, Perthshire, Scotland &ndash June 3, 1908) was a [1]

The ships were employed as coastal vessels to service the remote communities of the island and the coast of Labrador to operate a mail and passenger service to those communities. Newfoundland — ˈn(jufənˌlænd (Terre-Neuve Talamh an Éisc — is a large island 15 km off the east coast of Modern Labrador Just like its island neighbour Newfoundland early settlement in Labrador was tied to the sea as demonstrated by the Montagnais, Innu and These vessels became the lifeline to these communities and were depicted in many paintings and folk songs of the country, even long after it became a province of Canada. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page

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The first of the vessels acquired by the Reid Newfoundland Company was the SS Argyle, built in Glasgow, Scotland in 1900; she was 155 feet long and 439 tonnes. Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. This vessel mainly visited communities in the Placentia Bay area. Placentia Bay is a body of water on the southeast coast of Newfoundland, Canada. She was sold in 1941 and was eventually lost near Cuba on July 14, 1946. The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la [1] The SS Argyle takes its name from the Scottish township of Argyll. Argyll, Archaically Argyle ( Earra-Ghàidheal in modern Gaelic) is a region of western Scotland corresponding with most of the part

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The SS Bruce built in 1897 in Glasgow, Scotland was 237 feet long and 1,154 tonnes. Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom This vessel was lost on March 24, 1911 near Louisburg, Nova Scotia. The SS Bruce II was used as a connector vessel between the Island and Nova Scotia. A second vessel commissioned under the name Bruce was built in 1912 in Glasgow, was 240 feet long and 1,553 tonnes. She was sold to the Russian government in 1916. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending [2]

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The SS Clyde was built in 1900 at Glasgow, Scotland and was 155 feet long; 439 tonnes. Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom She had plied the waters of Notre Dame Bay delivering passengers and mail to the various communities from that area. Notre Dame Bay is a large bay in Newfoundland, Canada. The name French for Our Lady Bay, dates to at least 1550 and is possibly In 1948 she was sold to Crosbie and Company and lost at sea near Williamsport on December 17, 1951. [1]

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The SS Dundee was built in 1900 also at Glasgow, Scotland; 155 feet long and 439 tonnes. Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. She operated in the Bonavista Bay area and was lost on Christmas Day, 1919 on Noggin Island, near Carmanville. Bonavista Bay is a large Bay located on the northeast coast of the island of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Carmanville is a Canadian community in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. [3]

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The SS Ethie was built at Glasgow, Scotland in 1900 and was 155 feet long and 439 tonnes. Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. The ship was used for the Labrador, St. Barbe run. On December 11, 1919 she sunk at Martin's Point, about 20 miles from Bonne Bay. Bonne Bay (pronounced /'bɒni/ is a bay in Newfoundland, Canada. The passengers and crew were rescued in a dramatic rescue by means of a boson’s chair and a rope. [4]

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The SS Fife built at Glasgow, Scotland in 1900 was 167 feet long and 441 tonnes. Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. The ship was lost on November 14, 1900 in the Strait of Belle Isle. The Strait of Belle Isle (détroit de Belle Isle (Beautiful Island sometimes referred to as Straits of Belle Isle or Labrador Straits) is a waterway in eastern [1]

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The SS Glencoe built at Glasgow, Scotland in 1900 was 208 feet long and 769 tonnes. Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. The ship was used on the South Coast run dropping off passengers and mail to places like Francois. The SS Glencoe survived and was eventually sold for scrap in June 1959. [1]

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The SS Home built at Glasgow, Scotland in 1900 was 155 feet long and 439 tonnes. Notable passengers The Hardy Croom family of Tallahassee, Florida. Not much is known of the SS Home, she was lost in 1952 in Fortune Bay. Fortune Bay is a fairly large natural bay located on the south coast of the island of Newfoundland, Canada. [1]

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The SS Invermore was built by Barclay Curle and Co. of Glasgow, Scotland in 1881, she was 250 long and 922 tonnes. Seawind Barclay Curle is a British Shipbuilding company The company was founded as Barclay Curle and Company Limited at Whiteinch in Glasgow Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom She was originally named the SS Dromedary and operated between Belfast and Glasgow before she was acquired by the Reid Newfoundland Company. Belfast ( is the capital city of Northern Ireland and the seat of government in Northern Ireland. Under the Alphabet Fleet she served on the Labrador service, carrying passengers and mail to remote communities. The ship was lost at Brig Harbour Point, Labrador on July 10, 1914. [5]

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The criteria for naming his ships was that the first letter of each ship's name had to depict a place from Reid's homeland Scotland, they were also to end in "e". For this reason the letter "J" was not used, as no suitable candidate could be found.

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The SS Kyle was built by Swan, Hunter and Co. at Newcastle-on-Tyne, England in 1913, she was 220 feet long and 1,055 tonnes. Swan Hunter, formerly known as " Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson " was one of the best known Shipbuilding companies in the United Kingdom. Newcastle upon Tyne ( (often shortened to Newcastle) is a city and Metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, England She began service in Newfoundland in 1913 for the Labrador route. In 1915 the SS Kyle had served on the Port aux Basques, North Sydney service until 1926 when she once again returned to the Labrador service. Channel-Port aux Basques (also Port aux Basques) is a town at the extreme southwestern tip of the island of Newfoundland

The SS Kyle is noteworthy for a number of rescues she had participated in; such as the search and recovery of the downed American plane Old Glory in 1927. This article is about the flag For King of the Hill episode of the same title see Old Glory (King of the Hill episode. She had also aided in the rescue of the sailors during the USS Pollux and USS Truxton disaster at Chambers Cove near St. Lawrence on February 18, 1942. Asiatic Fleet In March 1922 Division 43 returned north to Newport Rhode Island, to prepare for service in the Asiatic Fleet. St Lawrence is located on the Burin Peninsula in Newfoundland. [6]

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The SS Lintrose was built by Swan, Hunter and Co. at Newcastle-on-Tyne, England in 1913 and was 255 feet long and 1,616 tonnes. Swan Hunter, formerly known as " Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson " was one of the best known Shipbuilding companies in the United Kingdom. Newcastle upon Tyne ( (often shortened to Newcastle) is a city and Metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, England In 1915 the ship was sold to the Russian government and renamed the Sadko, where she operated as a ice breaking vessel in the White Sea. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Icebreaker Sadko was a Russian and Soviet Icebreaker ship of 3800 Tonnes displacement. The White Sea (Бе́лое мо́ре Vienanmeri is an Inlet of the Barents Sea on the northwest coast of Russia. She sank on June 20, 1918 and was refloated in 1933. [7]

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The last of the Alphabet Fleet was the SS Meigle, built in Glasgow, Scotland in 1886 as the Solway by the firm Barclay Curle and Co. Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom Seawind Barclay Curle is a British Shipbuilding company The company was founded as Barclay Curle and Company Limited at Whiteinch in Glasgow , she was 220 feet long and 839 tonnes. The vessel served as a passenger and cargo ferry until the early 1930s when on October 29, 1932 it became a floating prison. In 1936 it was sold to the Shaw Steamship Co. Limited. It was pressed into war service and was part of a convoy that was attacked by German U-Boats. U-boat is the anglicized version of the German word, itself an abbreviation of Unterseeboot ( undersea boat) and refers On July 19, 1947 it was wrecked at Marines Cove, near St. Shotts. St Shott's is a Town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. [8] The SS Meigle was one of the vessels that responded to the 1929 tsunami on the Burin Peninsula assisting in bringing supplies for victim relief. The 1929 Grand Banks earthquake, also called the Laurentian Slope earthquake and the South Shore Disaster, was a magnitude 7 The Burin Peninsula is a Canadian Peninsula located on the south coast of the island of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador

The song Twenty-One years a popular Newfoundland folk ballad by Joseph Summers was written at the time the vessel served as a prison ship. Newfoundland and Labrador (ˈnuːfɨn(dlənd ən(d ˈlæbrəˌdɔr (Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador is a province of Canada, the tenth and latest to join the Confederation A ballad is a Poem usually set to Music; thus it often is a story told in a Song. Parts of the vessel are on display at the Meigle Lounge, Kelligrews. Conception Bay South is a Canadian town and the largest in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, Volume one, page 39
  2. ^ Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, Volume one, page 279
  3. ^ Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, Volume one, page 654
  4. ^ Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, Volume one, page 782
  5. ^ Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, Volume three, page 65
  6. ^ Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, Volume three, page 193
  7. ^ Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, Volume three, page 307
  8. ^ Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, Volume three, page 501

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