General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

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General Description

HULL CONSTRUCTED OF SCANDINAVIAN PINE/ FITTINGS ARE BRASS, & SOME ARE SILVER-PLATED/ GLASS PORTHOLES

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

220.0 cm

Width

31.7 cm

Height

51.4 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

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Diameter

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Volume

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Lexicon

Group

Marine Transportation

Category

Models

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Bassett Lowke

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

London

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

BUILT IN 1898, THE PRINCE GEORGE, TOGETHER WITH ASISTER-SHIP, THE PRINCE ARTHUR, PROVIDED DAILY PASSENGER SERVICE BETWEEN YARMOUTH, NS & BOSTON, MA. DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS. IN 1912, THE DOMINION ATLANTIC RAILWAY SOLD THE PRINCE GEORGE & 2 OTHER SHIPS TO THE EASTERN STEAMSHIP CORP./ SEE SUPP.INFO.

Function

Unknown

Technical

THE PRINCE SHIPS OFFERED THE LARGEST, FASTEST AND MOST LUXURIOUS PASSENGER SERVICE SEEN IN THE MARITIMES AT THE TURN OF THECENTURY. THE MACHINERY WAS THE SCHLECK-YARROW, TWEEDIE SYSTEM WHICH WAS THE FIRST TIME IT WAS USED IN NORTH AMERICA.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

N/A

Missing

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Finish

Unknown

Decoration

N/A