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| Photo Title: | "Ferry Wm. Carson" |
| Description: | The ferry, William Carson, in the 1970s. |
| Image No.: | PF-327.2012 |
| Image Location: | Handcock/pf327_2012.jpeg |
| Date of Creation: | 1983 |
| Physical Description: | 1 slide : col. ; 35 mm |
| Biography/Admin History: | M/V "William Carson" was a CN Marine passenger/vehicle icebreaker ferry named in honour of Newfoundland colonial politician William Carson. Designed for service between Port aux Basques and North Sydney, Nova Scotia by Canadian National Railways, she was commissioned in 1955. One of the largest vessels built in Canada at the time, her immense size forced her to use the more spacious harbour at Argentia for her first three years in service while the Port aux Basques harbour was modified to accept her. The William Carson was reassigned to the seasonal Labrador coastal service in 1976, operating between Lewisporte and Happy Valley-Goose Bay. She sank in 500 feet (150 m) of water on the night of June 2 / morning of June 3, 1977 after striking a small iceberg while navigating 12 nautical miles (22 km) off Battle Harbour. She was carrying 129 passengers and 29 crew at the time of her sinking; all survived. |
| Collector: | Dr. Gordon Handcock |
| Source Donor: | Donated by Dr. Gordon Handcock, November 14, 2007 |
| Collection Title: | Dr. Gordon Handcock Slide Collection |
| Restrictions on Access: | Copyright held by the Maritime History Archive. No image from the fonds may be reproduced for research or publication without permission from the archivist. |
| Copyright: | c-mha |
| Physical Condition: | Excellent |
| Notes: | Title statement taken from caption on slide. - Date of creation is based on the date of the creation of the slide. |
| Subjects: | William Carson (Ferry). |
