Proud of our History - Time-Chartered vessels

June 25, 2015 - Marine Atlantic

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.

Used for a variety of purposes through the decades, time-chartered vessels were primarily staffed by private company personnel and carried out a distinct mandate for a defined period of time. While the routes and reasons for the time-charters varied throughout the years, the role these vessels played in shipping freight and connecting people and communities was an invaluable part of the rail and marine service provided in Atlantic Canada. While the below photo gallery highlights some of the vessels used in this service, the photo listing is not exhaustive with other vessels playing a role through the years.

As always, we welcome your photos for posting in a future blog. Please email your photos to [email protected] including any facts such as the date and location.

In next week’s blog posting we highlight the MV Stena Carrier that served the Port aux Basques-North Sydney crossing from 1970-1974.

Image: MV Dunure docked in Newfoundland
Image: view of the bow section of a ship while it is docked in Newfoundland
Image: MV Paradise Sound on the water
Image: black and white, MV Clyde Valley
Image: black and white, view of the bow end of the Canadian Cruiser
Image: black and white, starboard view of the Caribou Reefer
Image: black and white, starboard view of the MV Clyde
Image: black and white, unidentifiable ship on the water
Image: MV Duke of Topsail transporting fishing boats and shipping containers
Image: black and white, unidentifiable ship transporting shipping containers
Image: black and white, small unidentifiable ship in the Port aux Basques harbour