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Photo Title:	"Florizel" (Steamer)
Description:	Painting of the steamer "Florizel."
Image No.:	PF-008.059
Image Location:	Box10/pf008_059.jpg
Physical Description:	1 photograph : col. ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm / 1 slide : col. ; 35 mm
Biography/Admin History:	Built in 1909 at Scotstoun, Glasgow, Scotland, 3,081 gross tons, official number 127957, steel, registered at Liverpool, England in 1909 and owned by The New York, Newfoundland & Halifax Steamship Co. Ltd. She was one of the first ships specifically designed to navigate in ice. She was used in the seal hunt for many years and as a troop carrier during World War I. On February 24, 1918 she left St. John's for Halifax and New York with a crew and seventy-eight passengers on board. Poor weather made navigation difficult, and she went aground on rocks near Cappahayden. Only 44 of the 138 on board survived.
Collector:	Dr. Harry Roberts
Source Donor:	Dr. Harry Roberts, ca. 1981
Collection Title:	Dr. Harry Roberts Slide Collection
Restrictions on Access:	Copyright expired
Copyright:	p
Physical Condition:	Good
Subjects:	Florizel (Steamer) / Ships in art.