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 SS Kyle during sea trials, 1913
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| History | |
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| Name | Kyle |
| Owner | Reid Newfoundland Company |
| Route | Carbonear to Labrador (1926-1959) |
| Ordered | Reid Company of Newfoundland |
| Builder | Swan Hunter, Wallsend, Tyne and Wear[1] |
| Yard number | 906 |
| Launched | 7 April 1913, by Mrs R. G. Reid, widow of founder of the Reid Newfoundland Company[2] |
| Completed | May 1913 |
| Fate | Grounded in Harbour Grace since 4 February 1967, when she was forced to her final resting place by icebergs.[3] |
SS Kyle is a 220-foot (67 m) steam ship that is aground in the harbour of the Town of Harbour Grace, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. She ran ashore in February 1967. Intended to transport supplies and provide transportation from Carbonear to Labrador, she was also used to transport infantry to Canada during World War II. After her grounding on the shores of Riverhead, Harbour Grace, she has had several owners, from the Earle Brothers Freighting Company, Dominion Metals, and the Government of Newfoundland.[4] Plans to have the vessel moved to the town of Salmon Cove, Newfoundland, and turned into a museum were later aborted due to financial implications.[5]
- ^ "SS Kyle (1913)". www.tynebuiltships.co.uk. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- ^ Shields Daily News, 8 April 1913
- ^ "Home". Sskyle.com. 20 May 1913. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
- ^ "Kyle". HrGrace.ca. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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