Built: 1967
Shipbuilder: Vickers Shipyard, Sorel Quebec
Port of Registery: St. John's, Newfoundland
Route: Noth Sydney, Nova Scotia to Argentia, Newfoundland (summer), North Sydney, Nova Scotia to Port Aux Basque, Newfoundland
Length: 391'
Breadth: 70.8'
Loaded Draft: 20.7'
Gross Tons: 9934 tons
Maximum Speed: 17.25 Knots
Autos: 135
Passengers: 525
Cabins: 92
Forward Lounge: 136 seats
Daynighter Lounge: 156 seats
Aisle Seating: 22
Cafeteria: 160 seats
Bar lounge: 108 seats
Deck seating: 72
Interesting facts:
Named after one of the Fathers of Confederation, who met in 1864 to lay the foundation for the Canadian Nation
Sold in 1991 after the arrival of the M.V. Joseph and Clara Smallwood
Renamed Ambrose, then Queen Virgina
Currenty laid up and up for sale in Greece
