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===MV ''Kipawo''=== | ===MV ''Kipawo''=== | ||
Built by the Saint John Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company, December 1925. | Built by the Saint John Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company, December 1925. | ||
| − | *Length: | + | *Length: 123 feet |
*Breadth: 26 feet | *Breadth: 26 feet | ||
*Depth: 9 feet | *Depth: 9 feet | ||
*Gross Tonnage: 200 | *Gross Tonnage: 200 | ||
*Engine: Fairbanks Morse Oil Engine, 240 Brake Horse Power | *Engine: Fairbanks Morse Oil Engine, 240 Brake Horse Power | ||
| − | *Speed: | + | *Speed: 11 1/2 knots |
Built at Saint John New Brunswick for the DAR at a cost of $45,453, ''Kipawo'' was named after the first two letters of the ports she served, [[Kingsport]], [[Wolfville]] and Parrsboro.<ref>*[[Marguerite Woodworth]], ''[[History of the Dominion Atlantic Railway]], page 147</ref> ''Kipawo'' was launched on Dec. 5, 1925 and began her service in May 1926, replacing the smaller DAR ferry, the [[SS Prince Albert]]. New combined freight sheds and waiting rooms were built for her arrival at the three ports.<ref>Leon Barron Collection "Kipawo" file</ref> ''Kipawo'' was 113 feet long. She could carry 127 passengers as well as eight automobiles, loaded by a unique cradle system.<ref>A 1926 Kentville Advertiser article appears [[Advertiser_1926-05-07_-_New_Motor_Ship_Service_Inaugurated|here]]. The article quotes a passenger capacity of 100 persons. Woodworth's book says 127 persons.</ref> The ferry connected to DAR trains at Kingsport and Wolfville according to a unique and ever-changing [[:Category:Time Tables|Time Table]] determined by the Minas basin tides. She sported brass DAR crests on her bows, identical to those seen on DAR steam locomotives. On April 23, 1941, ''MV Kipawo'' left Sydney, NS for Montreal where she became HMCS ''Kipawo''<ref>[http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/eppp-archive/100/201/300/seawaves_today_in_history/2005/05-04/05-04-23.txt Collections Canada]</ref>, was refitted as a tender for anti-submarines nets and saw service in Conception Bay, Newfoundland off the iron ore loading piers at Bell Island. She returned to civilian service after the war, remaining in Newfoundland where she continued to operate as a ferry until 1977. She was returned to the Minas Basin in 1982 and beached at Parrsboro where her partially enclosed hull serves today as a theatre stage run by Ships Company Theatre. | Built at Saint John New Brunswick for the DAR at a cost of $45,453, ''Kipawo'' was named after the first two letters of the ports she served, [[Kingsport]], [[Wolfville]] and Parrsboro.<ref>*[[Marguerite Woodworth]], ''[[History of the Dominion Atlantic Railway]], page 147</ref> ''Kipawo'' was launched on Dec. 5, 1925 and began her service in May 1926, replacing the smaller DAR ferry, the [[SS Prince Albert]]. New combined freight sheds and waiting rooms were built for her arrival at the three ports.<ref>Leon Barron Collection "Kipawo" file</ref> ''Kipawo'' was 113 feet long. She could carry 127 passengers as well as eight automobiles, loaded by a unique cradle system.<ref>A 1926 Kentville Advertiser article appears [[Advertiser_1926-05-07_-_New_Motor_Ship_Service_Inaugurated|here]]. The article quotes a passenger capacity of 100 persons. Woodworth's book says 127 persons.</ref> The ferry connected to DAR trains at Kingsport and Wolfville according to a unique and ever-changing [[:Category:Time Tables|Time Table]] determined by the Minas basin tides. She sported brass DAR crests on her bows, identical to those seen on DAR steam locomotives. On April 23, 1941, ''MV Kipawo'' left Sydney, NS for Montreal where she became HMCS ''Kipawo''<ref>[http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/eppp-archive/100/201/300/seawaves_today_in_history/2005/05-04/05-04-23.txt Collections Canada]</ref>, was refitted as a tender for anti-submarines nets and saw service in Conception Bay, Newfoundland off the iron ore loading piers at Bell Island. She returned to civilian service after the war, remaining in Newfoundland where she continued to operate as a ferry until 1977. She was returned to the Minas Basin in 1982 and beached at Parrsboro where her partially enclosed hull serves today as a theatre stage run by Ships Company Theatre. | ||
Latest revision as of 07:25, 24 August 2025
MV Kipawo
Built by the Saint John Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company, December 1925.
- Length: 123 feet
- Breadth: 26 feet
- Depth: 9 feet
- Gross Tonnage: 200
- Engine: Fairbanks Morse Oil Engine, 240 Brake Horse Power
- Speed: 11 1/2 knots
Built at Saint John New Brunswick for the DAR at a cost of $45,453, Kipawo was named after the first two letters of the ports she served, Kingsport, Wolfville and Parrsboro.[1] Kipawo was launched on Dec. 5, 1925 and began her service in May 1926, replacing the smaller DAR ferry, the SS Prince Albert. New combined freight sheds and waiting rooms were built for her arrival at the three ports.[2] Kipawo was 113 feet long. She could carry 127 passengers as well as eight automobiles, loaded by a unique cradle system.[3] The ferry connected to DAR trains at Kingsport and Wolfville according to a unique and ever-changing Time Table determined by the Minas basin tides. She sported brass DAR crests on her bows, identical to those seen on DAR steam locomotives. On April 23, 1941, MV Kipawo left Sydney, NS for Montreal where she became HMCS Kipawo[4], was refitted as a tender for anti-submarines nets and saw service in Conception Bay, Newfoundland off the iron ore loading piers at Bell Island. She returned to civilian service after the war, remaining in Newfoundland where she continued to operate as a ferry until 1977. She was returned to the Minas Basin in 1982 and beached at Parrsboro where her partially enclosed hull serves today as a theatre stage run by Ships Company Theatre.
Gallery
Launching of the MV Kipawo, December 5, 1925
MV Kipawo portside view at Saint John, NB, circa 1925.
Specification sheet for the MV Kipawo published by the Saint John Shipyard listing dimensions, power and capacities, 1925.
Outline plan and profile of for MV Kipawo published by the Saint John Shipyard, 1925.
Detailed Article about start of service Advertiser 1926-05-07 - New Motor Ship Service Inaugurated, May 7, 1926.
The DAR ferry MV Kipawo at the Wolfville Wharf, circa 1930.
Kingsport Wharf with a DAR locomotive, boxcar and passenger cars, with the DAR ferry MV Kipawo arriving, circa 1930s.
Kingsport Wharf with MV Kipawo meeting a 4-4-0 locomotive pulling a passenger coach, Combine No. 31 and two boxcars, August 1936.
A 1932 Dodge Roadster hoisted onto MV Kipawo at Parrsboro with a rare view of Kipawo's deck & winch, circa 1933.
The MV Kipawo pictured in the 1938 Passenger Time Table.
References and Footnotes
- ↑ *Marguerite Woodworth, History of the Dominion Atlantic Railway, page 147
- ↑ Leon Barron Collection "Kipawo" file
- ↑ A 1926 Kentville Advertiser article appears here. The article quotes a passenger capacity of 100 persons. Woodworth's book says 127 persons.
- ↑ Collections Canada
- Canadian Pacific's Dominion Atlantic Railway (Volume 1), Gary Ness, page 5
