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The Fleets
Canadian Steamship
Company
It was announced in Nov. 1898 that the Canadian SS Co.
would be establishing a service between Milford Haven, Wales and Paspebiac
in the Gaspe Peninsular, Quebec, which was claimed to be ice free and
from where the
Atlantic & Lake Superior Railway would take passengers to Montreal
and other stations.
The service was started by the GASPESIA which sailed from Milford Haven
on 7th Dec. 1898 with a large number of passengers. It was intended that
the PASBEBIAC would follow, and that three other 17 knot vessels which
were undergoing overhaul would be ready by the spring of 1899 when a
weekly service would operate.
The GASPESIA started a second voyage from Liverpool via Milford
Haven to Paspebiac on 8th Jan. 1899 and reached her destination, but
on the
homeward voyage she was trapped in iceflows near Magdalene Island for
two months. She then returned to St. John's NF for supplies and eventually
returned to the U.K. Nothing further was heard from her on the North
Atlantic. North German Lloyd arranged
to sell the WERRA, FULDA and EMS to this company, but the sales were
not completed. Nothing further was
heard of the Canadian SS Co.
Many thanks to Ted Finch for his assistance in collecting this data.
The following list was extracted from various sources. This is not an
all inclusive list but should only be used as a guide. If you would like
to know more about a vessel, visit the Ship
Descriptions (onsite) or Immigrant
Ship web site.
Fleet:
Vessel |
Built |
Years in Service |
Tons |
Ems |
1884 |
ex- North German
Lloyd (sale not completed). |
4,730 |
Fulda |
1883 |
ex- North German
Lloyd (sale not completed). |
4,816 |
Gaspesia |
1873 |
ex- Galicia, 1898 purchased from Pacific
S.N.Co. renamed Gaspesia, 7th Dec.1898 first voyage Milford
Haven - Paspebiac, 8th Jan.1899 last voyage Liverpool - Milford
Haven - Paspebiac, 1900 scrapped. |
3,861 |
Paspebiac |
n/a |
never ran for company. |
n/a |
Werra |
1882 |
ex- North German
Lloyd (sale not completed). |
4,817 |
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