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The 1,370-ton SS ''Royal William'' (named after the ruling monarch, [[William IV of the United Kingdom|William IV]]) was 160 feet long and 44 feet, a large steamship for the time. |
The 1,370-ton SS ''Royal William'' (named after the ruling monarch, [[William IV of the United Kingdom|William IV]]) was 160 feet long and 44 feet, a large steamship for the time. |
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She was commissioned by brewer [[John Molson]] and a group of investors from various colonies in British North America{{ |
She was commissioned by brewer [[John Molson]] and a group of investors from various colonies in British North America{{Citation needed|date=February 2007}}, built in [[Cape Blanc (Quebec)|Cape Blanc]], [[Quebec]] by [[John Saxton Campbell]] and [[George Black (shipbuilder)|George Black]]<ref name="Library and Archives Canada">{{Citation |
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and was launched on 27 April 1831 by Lady and [[Matthew Whitworth-Aylmer, 5th Baron Aylmer|Lord Aylmer]] at Cape Cove, Quebec.<ref name="Maritime Museum">{{cite press release|publisher = [[Nova Scotia]] Museum|title = News Release: Model of SS Royal William at the Maritime Museum|date=2005-08-18|url=http://www.gov.ns.ca/news/details.asp?id=20050818003|accessdate = 2007-02-17}}</ref |
and was launched on 27 April 1831 by Lady and [[Matthew Whitworth-Aylmer, 5th Baron Aylmer|Lord Aylmer]] at Cape Cove, Quebec.<ref name="Library and Archives Canada" /><ref name="Maritime Museum">{{cite press release|publisher = [[Nova Scotia]] Museum|title = News Release: Model of SS Royal William at the Maritime Museum|date=2005-08-18|url=http://www.gov.ns.ca/news/details.asp?id=20050818003|accessdate = 2007-02-17}}</ref> |
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The [[steam engine]]s were made and installed in [[Montreal]]. She made several trips between Quebec and the Atlantic colonies in [[1831]], but travel became restricted because of the [[cholera]] [[epidemic]] in [[1832]].<ref name="Maritime Museum" /> The owners lost some £16,000 on the venture.<ref name="Library and Archives Canada" /> |
The [[steam engine]]s were made and installed in [[Montreal]]. She made several trips between Quebec and the Atlantic colonies in [[1831]], but travel became restricted because of the [[cholera]] [[epidemic]] in [[1832]].<ref name="Maritime Museum" /> The owners lost some £16,000 on the venture.<ref name="Library and Archives Canada" /> |
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Revision as of 17:39, 1 January 2010
 A painting of the SS Royal William
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| History | |
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| Name | SS Royal William |
| Ordered | 1830[1] |
| Builder | George Black and John Saxton Campbell[1] |
| Laid down | September 2, 1830[1] |
| Launched | April 27, 1831[1] |
| In service | August 24, 1831[1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 1,370 ton[1] |
| Length | 160 ft (49 m) [1] |
| Beam | 44 ft (13 m) [1] |
| Propulsion | Steam engine[1] |
SS Royal William was a Canadian steamship that is sometimes credited with achieving the first crossing of the Atlantic Ocean to be made almost entirely under steam power, using sails only during periods of boiler maintenance, though the British-built Dutch-owned Curaçao crossed in 1827.
The 1,370-ton SS Royal William (named after the ruling monarch, William IV) was 160 feet long and 44 feet, a large steamship for the time.
She was commissioned by brewer John Molson and a group of investors from various colonies in British North America[citation needed], built in Cape Blanc, Quebec by John Saxton Campbell and George Black[2] and was launched on 27 April 1831 by Lady and Lord Aylmer at Cape Cove, Quebec.[2][3] The steam engines were made and installed in Montreal. She made several trips between Quebec and the Atlantic colonies in 1831, but travel became restricted because of the cholera epidemic in 1832.[3] The owners lost some £16,000 on the venture.[2]
Her owners decided to sail her to Europe and find a buyer. She departed from Pictou, Nova Scotia on 18 August 1833 with seven passengers, a small amount of freight and a load of coal and arrived at Gravesend on the River Thames after a 25-day passage. Royal William was eventually sold to the Spanish Navy where she served for many years and earned the distinction of being the first steamship to fire a shot in anger during a minor Spanish rebellion.
One of Royal William's co-owners was Samuel Cunard a merchant from Halifax Nova Scotia who drew important lessons from the ship which he applied when he founded the Cunard Steamship Company a few years later.
In the town of Pictou there is a Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corps named after this vessel. A large wooden model of Royal William is on display at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic in Halifax.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Boileau, John (2006). Samuel Cunard: Nova Scotia's Master of the North Atlantic. Formac Publishing Company. p. 44. ISBN 0887807127.
- ^ a b c Blakeley, Phyllis R., Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online: CUNARD, Sir SAMUEL, retrieved 2007-04-01
- ^ a b "News Release: Model of SS Royal William at the Maritime Museum" (Press release). Nova Scotia Museum. 2005-08-18. Retrieved 2007-02-17.