There is a long history of steamship traffic between Charlottetown and the mainland and linking the city with the inland ports. This page provides links to the stories of some of these vessels.
Stern view of the Trinidad
General Whiting as she might have looked as a Confederate blockade runner. ship image drawn by Petr Merkulov based on the best available evidence and documentation.
The Earl Grey at the Marine and Fisheries Wharf, Charlottetown
Inland vessels serving the East and West Rivers and Orwell and Victoria:
Acadia
Heather Belle
Excursions in the Bay
Sunk after collision
Jacques Cartier
History of steamer Jacques Cartier
Wrecked at River John
City of London
Harland
Charlottetown Harbour Ferries
Arethusa
Elfin
Fairview
Hillsborough
Ino
Isla
Maid of the Mist
Ora
Southport
Tugs
Amherst
Commodore
Fred M. Batt
Frank C. Batt
Henry Aitken
May Queen
Nelson
T.A. Stewart
William Aitken
Northumberland Strait vessels providing service from Charlottetown to Pictou and Miramichi and from Summerside to Pointe de Chene
Cape Breton
Constance
Empress
Fairy Queen
Hochelaga
Hochelaga photo album
HMCS Hochelaga
Lady Le Marchant
Lord Seaforth
M.A. Starr
Magdalen
Northumberland
Petrel
Princess
Princess of Wales
Rose
Rosebud
St. George
St. Lawrence ex-Rafael, ex-General Whiting
Summerside
Westmoreland
Northumberland Strait Ferries
Northern Light
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island (auto conversion)
Scotia (I & II)
Canadian Government Steamers
Aranmore
Brant (1)
Brant (2)
Conestoga
Constance
Earl Grey
Gulnare
Ostrea
Margaret
Boston Boats and Coastal Steamers
Albatross
Alhambra
A.W. Perry
Britannia
Campana
Cascapedia
Carroll
Coila
Commerce
Elliott
Evangeline
Fastnet
Florida
Franconia
Gaspesia
Greyhound
Halifax
Island Connector
Island City
La Grande Duchesse
Lovat
M.A. Starr
Merrimack
Miramichi
Olivette
Oriental
Princess Beatrice
Somerset
State of Indiana
Trinidad
William
Worcester
Visiting Naval Vessels
Bremen (Germany)
H.M.S. Blake
Niobe (Canada)
Patriot (Canada)
Prince Battenburg’s Squadron (United Kingdom)
French Cruisers (France)
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