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The Pink- White and Green flag originated in 1843 in St. John's, Newfoundland. It is the oldest flag in continuous use of any of the former jurisdictions of what was British North America.

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Permission Granted
Welcome aboard.

The History of Captain Guy Earle & Family Tree has
been moved to: www.captainguyearle.com

"Our Greatest Navigator"

Captain as a Teenager,
Shown Left here on his 3-masted stern schooner "Betoine" in 1938, Carbonear
"Guy" Earle is the YOUNGEST North American to ever receive a Captains Ticket.
Show Right on his personal Yacht Miss Newfoundland Carbonear 1966.
He Never lost a man at Sea

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The SS Kyle Website is now under construction, you can
still enjoy most links

"New 2011" Family Artist, Painting by Joanne Davison
Ask for your own Signed and one of a kind drawing. For size, Prices inquire within.
info@sskyle.com

Original 1913 Chair from The Smokeroom - owned by Heber McGurk.
Heber was asked by Captain Guy Earle the last owner captain of the SS Kyle to have the Chair Re-upholstered. After Feb, 4 1967 storm to drive the ship to its final resting place it was forgotten.

The Queen of the Coal steamships the SS Kyle, Known as the Bulldog of the North, Captain Guy Earle, Owner-Captain coming to port in the 60s. She gave 64 years of service's before her fate of being grounded in shallow waters.

"New" in 2010-2011
"Permission Granted"
to
Restore the S.S. Kyle
Please Read:
We have received a Letter from the Provincial Government November 2010 giving us
permission to go forward with the project to find and provide funding for the Restoration
outside the Provincial Government. They mentioned that we contact the
"Canadian Parks Historical Sites and Monuments Board of Canada"
http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/clmhc-hsmbc/ncp-pcn/elements-components/reqs1.aspx

"Requirements by Parks Canada"
Documentation and Suggestions for More In-depth Research:
Suggestions for research, Historical sources, Photography collections, documents
bibliographic references, and contact persons.

"Rejection from Parks Canada"
After exhausting all efforts of trying to get Canada Parks to place the SS Kyle on the map as a Historical Site, being told that the SS Kyle has no Integrity we are asking anyone willing to contact and send a letter of support directly to Canada parks and a
copy to the Mayor's office, Harbour Grace in support of the SS KYLE as a stationary Fisherman's Monument, Museum & more!
www.pc.gc.ca/clmhc-hsmbc/contact.aspx

Please mail / Email all correspondences & Information to:
Mayor Don Coombs & Coordinator Libby Earle
Town of Harbour Grace
PO. Box 163
Harbour Grace, Newfoundland A0A 2M0
Phone (709) 596-3631
Fax (709) 596-1991
http://www.hrgrace.ca/
Send via. Canada Post / Postes Canada, or
Email, Word Document & Adobe to:
Email thg@nf.sympatico.ca Or info@sskyle.com

Mention any other existing evaluations, studies or heritage designations.
Please do not forget to have your full name, address, Date, Email & Phone Numbers
on the letter.

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"Quick Overview of the SS Kyle History"
Built in 1913 by Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd in Newcastle-on-Tyne, England.
Length 220 ft Steam ship.
Arrived at St. John's May 20th 1913
First Scheduled Ferryboat.
Extra thick Hull used as an Icebreaker.
Used in the Canadian National Railway.
Locates the New York Daily Mirror Newspaper chartered Mono-plane - Old Glory "Heard Worldwide" owned by the Hurst Family
Carried Passenger, 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 from Carbonear to Labrador.
Purchased by North America's youngest known Sea Captain Guy Earle.
Guy Earle starts the first Integrated Fishing industry in Newfoundland and becomes the largest Cod fish industry in Eastern Canada. - Starts new business - Kyle shipping Ltd
Kyle breaks her mooring from a violent storm Feb. 4, 1967 and is relocated at her final resting grounds in Riverhead Harbour Grace. Guy Earle died February 19, 1968
Sold to Provincial Government in 1972 for $4,000
Funding raised for paint in 1996 for Matthew Celebration
Make World Ship Review 2011
Only ship left in the Reid's Alphabet Fleet
The SS Kyle around Newfoundland is Know only as KYLE, she is the most well known ship on the island to date. Please help us continue her legacy and dedicate the Memorial / Museum to those who she has served.

We would like to thank those who supported us by signed our petition. We are always welcoming any newcomers who would like to have their names added. Please send us your name, town and Country to kylepetition@sskyle.com or info@sskyle.com
For Details Click Here

"Count Down to Her Birth Date"

<a href="http://www.countdownr.com">Countdownr</a>

April 17, 2013

"Climb aboard" the Kyle in 2009.
(42 years Later) First ever photos shown to the World.

Libby admiring the view off the Starboard side, June 15, 2009
Elizabeth and Brian Viewing the SS Kyle 2007

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Any Info or Photos you would like to share, Please email us

Looking for old Interior Photos

This Home Page is just a Tip of the Iceberg of what the Entire Website Contains. If you have any additional Information, Photo's etc you would like to share please Email us a at: info@sskyle.com or call Libby direct at: 203-660-7557 Thank You and Enjoy
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