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rolled much more than the sidewheelers that preceded it. Because of this, the ladies' parlor and toilet was situated on the upper deck in a location to reduce the motion and vibration while on the rough waters of
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on 18 August 1945. Never entirely suitable for job as a minelayer, the ship was replaced in
Canadian service by
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and drew 9 feet 6 inches (2.9 m) of water. The ship had a depth of
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and was also used as a maintenance vessel. With the end of the war, the ship was
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Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority
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turning the two propellers. The ship had a maximum speed of 14
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route in Canada from 1947 until 1964. While being towed to the
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993:, 1941. Peabody & Essex Museum, Peabody Museum of Salem
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Stamford-Oyster Bay
Ferries Corporation (1931–1940)
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1024:Mysteries and Adventures Along the Atlantic Coast
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957:(1). MIT Alumni Association: 173. January 1911.
422:in the United States from 1911 to 1940. During
816:, Frederick A. Stokes company, pp. 245–46
1569:Transportation in Dukes County, Massachusetts
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923:The Ships of Canada's Naval Forces 1910–2002
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921:Macpherson, Ken & Barrie, Ron (2002).
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969:"Records of the T.A. Scott Company, Inc"
485:of 13 feet (4.0 m). The ship had a
1056:. Ottawa: King's Printer. p. 109.
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1076:"P.E.I.'s Coastal Vessels and Ferries"
781:began service of a new freight vessel
610:steamer era for the Cape and Islands.
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1529:Maritime history of the United States
542:Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Ferry
221:
7:
1584:Ships built in Quincy, Massachusetts
947:"Steamer Tested by Naval Architects"
685:off Halifax, Nova Scotia, March 1941
426:, the ship was requisitioned by the
1554:Shipwrecks of the Nova Scotia coast
841:Douglas-Lithgow, Robert Alexander.
273:Returned to commercial service 1945
159:Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
1041:. Doubleday, Doran & Co, 1936.
529:and the vessel was armed with one
440:Wood Islands, Prince Edward Island
100:Northumberland Ferries (1947–1964)
25:
521:of 459 long tons (466 t), a
477:, and 32 feet (10 m) at the
450:, the ship sank off the coast of
434:and maintenance vessel along the
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278:General characteristics as built
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1052:Tucker, Gilbert Norman (1952).
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641:harbor. She drifted across the
633:On the night of June 30, 1924,
94:Snow Marine Company (1925–1931)
862:The Dukes County Intelligencer
830:The Dukes County Intelligencer
747:in 1964, but sank en route to
739:After the war she was renamed
43:Postcard image of the steamer
1:
808:Dayton, Fred Erving (1925),
785:, named after this steamer.
505:fed by steam from four Almy
606:) it marked the end of the
307:32 ft (10 m) (at
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1564:Maritime incidents in 1964
1021:Snow, Edward Rowe (1948).
864:. Vol. 24, No. 4. May 1983
623:New Bedford, Massachusetts
501:The ship was powered by a
120:New Bedford, Massachusetts
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832:. Vol. 7, No. 4. May 1966
673:Canadian service and fate
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49:Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts
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1524:Ferries of Massachusetts
721:on 24 September 1940 at
324:9.6 ft (2.9 m)
27:For the lighthouse, see
1427:Gulf of Tonkin Incident
1404:Gulf of Tonkin Incident
1106:The Steamship Authority
667:Oyster Bay, Long Island
503:triple expansion engine
436:Canadian Atlantic coast
341:Triple expansion engine
297:195 ft (59 m)
146:Bridgeport, Connecticut
29:Sankaty Head Lighthouse
1544:Ferries of Nova Scotia
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705:that year to serve in
695:Northumberland Ferries
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596:which substituted for
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487:gross register tonnage
358:14 knots (16 mph)
1037:Morley, Christopher.
951:The Technology Review
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751:on October 27, 1964.
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663:Stamford, Connecticut
566:Quincy, Massachusetts
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525:of 3 officers and 39
519:standard displacement
454:on October 27, 1964.
412:Stamford, Connecticut
332:13 ft (4 m)
843:Nantucket, A History
723:Halifax, Nova Scotia
699:Prince Edward Island
444:Caribou, Nova Scotia
1496: /
845:G. P. Putnam, 1914.
749:Sydney, Nova Scotia
703:Royal Canadian Navy
489:(GRT) of 657 tons.
428:Royal Canadian Navy
18:Sankaty (steamboat)
1278:Charles A. Dunning
1112:on August 29, 2017
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898:Miramar Ship Index
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741:Charles A. Dunning
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604:American Civil War
572:192. The ship was
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379:Charles A. Dunning
257:September 24, 1940
74:Charles A. Dunning
1534:Martha's Vineyard
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810:"Nantucket Sound"
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586:Martha's Vineyard
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1287:Archangelos
1039:Streamlines
1007:Sea Breezes
766:The new MV
733:Whitethroat
639:New Bedford
608:paddlewheel
602:during the
599:Monohansett
570:yard number
471:smokestacks
458:Description
452:Nova Scotia
420:Long Island
182:Yard number
161:(1947–1964)
148:(1931–1940)
135:(1925–1931)
122:(1911–1925)
76:(1947–1964)
70:(1911–1947)
1559:1911 ships
1518:Categories
1422:Turner Joy
1364:HMAS
1184:HMAS
1164:Shipwrecks
893:(2208399)"
772:Woods Hole
731:HMCS
523:complement
467:propellers
416:Oyster Bay
347:Propulsion
201:April 1911
1420:USS
1413:USS
1397:USS
1378:collision
1372:Melbourne
1366:Melbourne
1353:HMS
1303:Sea Devil
1301:USS
1256:USS
1237:Spikefish
1235:USS
1222:29 June:
1198:collision
1192:Melbourne
1102:"Vessels"
777:In 1994,
711:minelayer
590:Nantucket
568:with the
513:(16
479:waterline
469:and twin
432:minelayer
400:Nantucket
384:propeller
376:, a.k.a.
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286:677
198:Completed
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1285:15 Nov:
1275:27 Oct:
1265:14 Oct:
1244:14 Sep:
1182:10 Feb:
1172:12 Jan:
975:20 April
755:The new
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689:In 1940
574:launched
386:-driven
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369:(a.k.a.
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190:Launched
1491:61°40′W
1488:46°30′N
1447:Thorium
1411:4 Aug:
1395:2 Aug:
1376:Voyager
1313:Scantic
1310:7 Dec:
1258:Barbero
1254:7 Oct:
1233:4 Aug:
1208:Alkimos
1205:2 May:
1196:Voyager
1186:Voyager
1175:Demeter
1062:4346983
891:Sankaty
783:Sankaty
768:Sankaty
757:Sankaty
715:Sankaty
713:, HMCS
691:Sankaty
683:Sankaty
655:Sankaty
635:Sankaty
578:Sankaty
558:Sankaty
552:Sankaty
527:ratings
491:Sankaty
463:Sankaty
388:steamer
373:Sankaty
366:Sankaty
321:Draught
283:Tonnage
240:Sankaty
168:Builder
68:Sankaty
57:History
47:off of
45:Sankaty
1437:Shalom
1415:Maddox
1399:Maddox
1355:Tiptoe
1323:Vijaya
1247:Avalon
1116:May 6,
1086:May 6,
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665:, and
537:Career
294:Length
230:Canada
176:Quincy
1289:/ ex-
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903:6 May
789:Notes
745:scrap
709:as a
621:near
582:ferry
511:knots
406:; in
392:ferry
371:HMCS
355:Speed
329:Depth
83:Owner
1473:1965
1460:1963
1224:RPS
1215:Card
1118:2018
1088:2018
1058:OCLC
989:The
977:2021
955:XIII
927:ISBN
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588:and
483:hold
475:beam
442:and
414:and
398:and
302:Beam
270:Fate
249:1940
236:Name
214:Fate
209:1964
62:Name
1268:Dia
697:of
617:at
564:in
515:mph
402:in
394:to
288:GRT
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