General Information

Serial #

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Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

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Patents

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General Description

WOODEN HULL, DECK, MASTS/ WIRE RIGGING/ BRASS, COPPER & METAL FIXTURES

Dimensions

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

Length

192.0 cm

Width

30.5 cm

Height

75.0 cm

Thickness

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Weight

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Diameter

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Volume

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Lexicon

Group

Marine Transportation

Category

Models

Sub-Category

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Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

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State/Province

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City

Unknown

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

THE EARL GREY MAINTAINED THE LINK BETWEEN PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND AND THE MAINLAND THAT HAD BEEN PROMISED UPON THEIR JOINING CONFEDERATION.

Function

Unknown

Technical

UP UNTIL THE TIME OF THE EARLY GREY'S CONSTRUCTION, THE COMBINATION OF ICEBREAKER AND FIRST CLASS PASSENGER SERVICE WAS AN UNUSUAL ONE. IT WAS ALSO AN EXCEPTIONALLY SPACIOUS VESSEL FOR ITS TIME.

Area Notes

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Details

Markings

INCISED BRASS PLATE IN CASE READS: 'T.S. ICE BREAKING MAIL & PASSENGER STEAMER/ EARL GREY/ BUILT BY/ VICKERS, SONS & MAXIM LTD./NAVAL CONSTRUCTION WORKS/ BARROW-IN-FURNESS/ FOR THE/ CANADIAN GOVERNMENT/ LENGTH BETWEEN PERPENDICULAR 250 FT 0IN/ BREADTH MOULDED 47" 6"/ DEPTH MOULED 26" 6"/ 1.H.P. 6,500/ SPEED 17 KNOTS'

Missing

N/A

Finish

HULL TO WATERLINE IS RED, ABOVE IS WHITE WITH BRASS PORT HOLES/ FINISHED WOODEN DECK, CABINS, SUPERSTRUCTURE/ YELLOW FUNNEL/ 6 WHITE LIFEBOATS/ BRASS SCREWS

Decoration

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