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Ttao i III IIC1V III a CUDUIUOI).Mrs* Hendricks and her two children arc on board tho Enrydicc. To the gallant captain and his jolly crow we say bon voyage.THE SHIP CANADA.’Largest Sailing Vessel Owned in theDominionIii Juno of last year the ship King's County was launched by U. It. Burgess, of Wolfville, from his shlpyatd iu Kingsport, Tho King’s County, the second largest ship in tho Dominion, registered 2,224 tons, and sho wasoil the stocks but a few days when tbo same gentleman laid the keel of another vessel of yet greater dimensions. Since then, during most of the year, an averago of 75 busy workmen, under the supervision of Matter Builder Kbenezer Cox, have been engaged upon her, and now their labors bavo ended in tbo addition of a noble ship, bearing u noble namo, to the fleet of Nova Scotia. YesterdayTho Canada Was launched.The Canada is tho largest Bailing-vessel owned In the Dominion, and with ono exception, tbo largest ever hniit wllhin her borders. The ship W. D. Lawrence, now sailing under the Norwegian flag, is the onlyCanadian bnllt craft of greater tonnage, am) she bat slightly exceeds ibis monster. The Canada is a beautiful specimen of marine architecture—staunch and strong. No better ■, over left the ways to sail the seas of every zone, bringing wealth to ber owners, and ad. ' vaociug tho commerce of ber country, and of ! the world. The following figures will give [an idea of bor dimensions: ILength of keel...... 240 feet. 'Length over all - - - - - - - 275 do 11Breadth of beem.....- 46 do I lt;Depth of hold.......27 do ,Registered tonnage -..... 2,400Cost over - - ...... - $100,000 I jEverything about the Canada, landsman i and sailor agree in proooundng
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Saint Johns Evening Herald
Saint Johns, Newfoundland, CA
Sat, Jul 18, 1891
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