Built: 1967
Shipbuilder: MIL Davie Shipyard, Quebec
Service route: North Sydney, Nova Scotia-Port aux Basques, Newfoundland
Length: 486 feet
Breadth: 71 feet
Draft: 20 feet
Gross Tonnes: 12220
Passengers: 12
Autos: none
Trucks: 40
Port of Registry: St. John's, Newfoundland
Interesting facts:
Named in honour of Sir Frederick B.T. Carter, a former speaker in the Newfoundland House of Commons in 1867
The first cargo transported to Newfoundland on the Carter was the first standard guage locomotive to ever run in Newfoundland
The Carter, at one point in time, was listed as the largest train ferry in the Guiness Book of world records.
The ferry was sold in 1986 to Nordo Link.
Former names: Fred, Flavia II, Athenia, Thenia, Hansa Link, Norse Lagan
Current staus: Operates as a passenger/cargo ferry with Moby Lines under the name of Moby Rider.
