| Summary: | alphabet n Most readers have heard of the Alphabet Fleet, owned originally by the Reid-Newfoundland Railway. The first eight ships built in Scotland just before the turn of the century were given names.each beginning with a different letter of the alphabet. They were: _Argyle, Bruce, Clyde, Dundee, Ethie, Fife_, _Glencoe_ and _Home_. New vessels were added in subsequent years -- _Invermore, Kyle, Lintrose and Meigle_. were all coastal vessels carrying passengers and freight to every nook and corner of Newfoundland and Labrador. [DNE has _splinter fleet_; we may want to consider this as well] PRINTED ITEM DNE Sup G.M. Story MAR. 29 1988 [check] WK Not used Not used Not used Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Thu 31 Jul 2014; Card marked DNE Sup, but not used.
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