Welcome to:
History to the SS Kyle
Newfoundland's 1st Scheduled Ferryboat
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
Extra thick Hull used as an Icebreaker.
"K" for KYLE in the Newfoundland Reid Coastal Fleet
The
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.
Carried Fisherman back and forth to Labrador.
Makes World Ship Review
June 2011
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Captain Lorenzo Stevenson photo Courtesy of © Peter Stevenson (grandson)
SS Kyle Stories Written by Heber McGurk Memories of a Former Era
SS Kyle Drawing Courtesy of Joanne Davison
SS Kyle in the Snow - 2012 Photo Courtesy of Paul McCarthy
Last Captain as a Passenger Ship - Captain Walter Tucker 1958
SS Kyle purchased by North America's Youngest Known ticketed Captain, Guy Earle www.captainguyearle.com
1st onboard photos shown to the World 2007
Email
us:
info@sskyle.com
Grounded since Feb 4, 1967
Help Keep the Integrity, History & Memories alive - www.sskyle.org
Webmaster Creator - Brian DePiero (Husband of Elizabeth Earle)
This website was originally created in Memory of Captain Guy Earle Our Greatest Navigator
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Elizabeth Earle All rights reserved
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