Labrador
Ship Number
238
Vessel Type
Passenger Ship
Built
Belfast
Launch Date
11April 1891
Delivered
13 August 1891
Owner
Dominion Steamship Co.
Weight
4737 grt
BP Length
400 feet
Breadth
47 feet
No. of Screws
Single
Speed (approx)
15 knots
Propulsion
Triple expansion 573 nhp by H&W
Official No.
97889
Registered
Liverpool
Fate
Wrecked
Labrador

[S/S Labrador, old postcard]
Straight stem, one funnel, four masts, steel construction, single screw and a speed of 15 knots. There was passenger accommodation for 100-1st, 50-2nd and 1,000-3rd class.
 
 Launched on 11th Apr.1891, her maiden voyage from Liverpool to Quebec and Montreal started on 20th Aug.1891. She made a record westbound passage of 6 days 8 hours between Moville, Ireland and Father Point in Aug.1894.
 
On 1st March 1899 while on passage St John, NB to Liverpool, she was wrecked on Skerryvore, Hebrides with no loss of life.
 
[North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P. Bonsor, vol.2, p.807]