Lady Cynthia
Lady Cynthia circa 1938. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Lady Cynthia |
| Owner | Union Steamship Company of British Columbia |
| Route | coastal British Columbia |
| Builder | Original: (1919) Ardrossan Dry Dock & Shipbuilding Co., Ardrossan; rebuilt 1924-1925 by Coaster Construction Co. in Montrose, Scotland |
| Launched | 20 March 1919 |
| In service | 1925 |
| Out of service | 1957 |
| Identification | Canada registry #152899 |
| Fate | Scrapped 1957 |
| Notes | Originally constructed as HMS Barnstaple, a minesweeper for the Royal Navy. |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | steel-hulled coastal steamship |
| Tonnage | 950 gross tons; 390 registered tons. |
| Length | 219.3 ft (66.8 m) |
| Beam | 28.6 ft (8.7 m) |
| Depth | 16.3 ft (5.0 m) depth of hold |
| Installed power | twin triple-expansion steam engines, two Yarrow water tube boilers. |
| Propulsion | twin propellers |
| Speed | 15.5 knots maximum; 13.5 knots average. |
| Capacity | Licensed for 800 day passengers, 900 during excursions, 500 during winter; 75 tons cargo capacity. |
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Lady Cynthia was a steel-hulled passenger ship converted from a minesweeper, (formerly HMS Barnstaple), which served in the coastal waters of British Columbia from 1925 to 1957. Lady Cynthia was a sistership to Lady Cecilia, also a converted minesweeper. The ship was generally referred to as the Cynthia while in service.