The Original Confederation

Marine Atlantic, its predecessor CN Marine, and pre-confederation Newfoundland coastal boats have a strong and proud history serving the people of Atlantic Canada through ferry terminals, passenger vessels and rail service.

In this week’s blog posting we highlight the Confederation which serviced the Prince Edward Island-New Brunswick crossing from 1962-1975.

Introduced specifically to transport the increasing number of tourists travelling to and from Prince Edward Island, it was the first vessel on the service with the ability for customers to drive their cars on and off the vessel (known as roll on, roll off or ro-ro) through loading doors at both its bow and stern. With the ability to cross the Northumberland Strait up to 24 times per day, it was a fast vessel that could carry up to 60 vehicles per crossing.