Where did the ss Florizel sink?
Cappahayden
SS Florizel
| History | |
|---|---|
| Newfoundland | |
| Fate | Sank after striking reef at Cappahayden, Newfoundland |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 3,081 tons gross register 1,980 tons net register |
What year did the Florizel sink?
1918
About 5 a.m. on Feb. 24, 1918 in blizzard conditions, the Florizel ran full steam into the rocks at Horn Head Point near Cappahayden.
What ship sank off the coast of Newfoundland?
Southern Newfoundland communities are commemorating the 70th anniversary of one of the province’s worst marine disasters — the wrecks of USS Truxtun and USS Pollux off Newfoundland’s Burin Peninsula.
What happened to the SS Kyle?
SS Kyle is a 220 feet (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. 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.
Where are the most shipwrecks in Canada?
SABLE ISLAND, a crescent-shaped sandbar 300 km east-southeast (160 nautical miles) of Halifax, is also infamous for its shipwrecks, and is known as “the Graveyard of the Atlantic,” as its shifting sands have been the site of over 350 such incidents.
Who was the captain of the Kyle?
Captain Lorenzo Stevenson
Ship’s captains The first captain of the ship was Captain Lorenzo Stevenson. Before her foundering, the last owner was Guy Earle.
Where was the SS Kyle built?
Harbour Grace, Canada
SS Kyle/Places built
Did the Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Canadian waters?
Shortly after 7:10 p.m., Edmund Fitzgerald suddenly sank in Canadian (Ontario) waters 530 feet (88 fathoms; 160 m) deep, about 17 miles (15 nautical miles; 27 kilometers) from Whitefish Bay near the twin cities of Sault Ste.
When did the SS Kyle go aground?
February 4, 1967
As the first regularly scheduled ferry between Newfoundland and coastal Labrador, the Kyle is often fondly remembered in twentieth-century stories of the latter. The historic transport and sealing vessel ran aground in Riverhead, Harbour Grace, on February 4, 1967.