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Catalogue information
LastDodo number
2297133
Area
Stamps
Title
SS Caribou
Face value
2
Country / area
Year
1928
Month
01
Day
03
Issue group
Order Number in Issue group
2
Usage
Type
Basic colour
Exact colour
Theme / topic
Geographical theme
Persons theme
Item subject
S.S.Caribou,railway ferry
Michel number
130
Yvert number
132
Scott number
146
Stanley Gibbons number
165
Unitrade number
Designer/Engraver
Printing office
Perforation type
Number of teeth per 20 mm
Watermark
Luminescence
Printing technique
Paper
Print run
Dimensions / diameter
28 x 23 mm
Details
Construction
Caribou was built in 1925 at Rotterdam, the Netherlands, for the Newfoundland Railway.[1] Launched in 1925, she produced 3,000 horsepower (2,200 kW) and was able to reach a speed of 14.5 knots (26.9 km/h; 16.7 mph) when fully loaded.[1] She also had steam-heat and electric lights in all of her cabins, which were a luxury at the time. Also, due to her ice-breaking design, Caribou also assisted during the seal hunt along the Newfoundland coast each spring.
