SS Prince Edward

SS Prince Edward

Built in Hull, England in 1897 by the Earle Shipbuilding company for the Dominion Atlantic Railway at a cost of $250,000. Her design was based on fast steamers in the English Channel service. She arrived in Yarmouth in August 1897, the first salvo in the DAR's foray for the lucrative Yarmouth - Boston service in competition with the more established Yarmouth Steamship Company. An article in an 1897 newspaper described many of her features. Prince Edward made her maiden voyage on September 8, 1897 reaching Boston in 23 hours to begin a twice a week. While Prince Edward was fast, it soon became apparent that her built for the English Channel was not adequate for the longer passage and rougher waters of the Gulf of Maine. Minor repairs and delays in service began. The DAR replaced her with two more powerful steamers and she was sold in 1900.

Gallery

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  Illustration from a 1897 newspaper article.

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  SS Prince Edward in Yarmouth at the DAR's Yarmouth Wharf, date unknown but probably taken soon after the steamer arrived in 1897.