Erik (HBC vessel)

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Erik
Hudson Bay Trading Post, Nachvak Fjord, Labrador, 1896. Also shown is the 3-masted steamer S.S. Erik, later sunk by a German U-Boat in 1918 in the Gulf of St. Lawrence ckmons781i531 (cropped).png
History
Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svgUnited Kingdom
NameErik
OwnerJ. W. Baird & Co., West Hartlepool (Sunderland)
Builder Stephen & Sons Ltd. - Alexander Stephen, Glasgow
Yard number32
Way number52665
Launched1895
Out of service25 August 1918
FateShelled and sunk 1918
General characteristics
Type Whaler
Tonnage583
Propulsionsteam

Erik (alternately Eric) was a propeller driven steamship, built in the Dundee, Scotland, for service in northern waters. [1] She was launched in 1865, and worked as a whaling ship off Labrador, until her purchase by the Hudson's Bay Company. From 1888 to 1900 she provided transport to and from London, England, to Labrador and Hudson's Bay. She was the first steam powered vessel to enter Hudson's Bay.

She ran aground in Hudson's Bay in 1900. [1] She was refloated in 1901, and returned to the UK, where she was sold, and then turned to Labrador's seal fishery. She served as a supply vessel for Robert E. Peary's exploration voyages in 1902 and 1906. [1]

She was captured, and sunk, by the Imperial German Navy submarine SM U-156, in 1918. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "ERIK: LONDON-LABRADOR 1888-1891, LONDON-LABRADOR & HUDSON BAY 1892-1900" (PDF). Retrieved 28 November 2020.