kyle

Shipbuilder: Swan Hunter and Co at Newcastle-on-Tyne

Interesting Facts:

In the 1990's, it was the only surviving member of the Alphabet Fleet

Attracted worldwide attention in 1927 when it picked up the wreckage of the American Air Craft Old Glory

In 1959 Shaw Steamships of Halifax bought the Kyle and renamed it the Arctic Eagle

Operated as a sealer off coastal Labrador until 1967

Currently grounded in Harbour Grace, Newfoundland