Welcome to the History of:
1st Newfoundland's Scheduled Ferryboat
A Cultural Icon of Newfoundland & Labrador Celebrating 100 Years 1913-2013
Makes World Ship Trust's Review 2011 & 2012 world ship trust Review
Built in -1912 -1913 by Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd in Newcastle-on-Tyne, England
Arrives at St. John's May 20th 1913 Under command of Captain Lorenzo Stevenson
"K" for KYLE in the Newfoundland Reid Coastal Fleet with extra thick Hull used for Icebreaker.
Queen of the Coal steamships, Known as the "Bulldog of the North"
Locates the New York Daily Mirror Newspaper chartered Mono-plane - Old Glory "Heard Worldwide" 1927
Carried Passengers, Cargo, Mail and a Dr. to Whom needed medical attention port to port
Carried Newfoundland & Canadian troops for preparation for battle on the front lines in Europe & fishermen to Labrador
1st Captain Lorenzo Stevenson
1913
Last Owner/Captain
Guy Earle 1961 - 1968
Permission to Come Aboard
This website was originally created in Memory of Libby's Dad, Captain Guy Earle "Our Greatest Navigator",
also purchasing the SS Kyle and known as North America's Youngest ticketed Sea Captain in 1933
Newfoundland Legislative Act 1913. CAP. XXIII. An Act Respecting the Mail Service of the Colony (Passed April 16, 1913.)PREAMBLE: Whereas on the 3rd day of march 1898 an agreement was entered into between the Government and Robert Gillespie Reid, whereby amongst other things the said Robert Gillespie Reid agreed to provide suitable steamboats to perform the mail service of the Colony and, amongst others, one steamer to ply between Port aux Basques and North Sydney hence the SS Kyle was born.
Web - Brian DePiero / Elizabeth "Libby" Earle DePiero
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Grounded since Feb 4th 1967
Celebrating 100 Years
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SS Kyle Historical Foundation
58-60 woodville Rd
Harbour Grace NL A0A 2M0
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SS Kyle Historical Foundation
Original Napkin Rings
The Link to Battle Harbour Labrador
Written by: Glenn McFarland
Performed by: Brown Ale
Written by:David Fitzpatrick & Albert T. Christopher
Performed by: David J Fitzpatrick "DaNdA"
By. Robert Jerrett 1965
Captain Ned O'Keefe
Last Passenger Captain 1958
HAPPY 100TH BIRTHDAY 2013
