Vessels

The history of ownership of DAR vessels is a convoluted trail of acquisition and conquest. These were fast times and the stakes were high as companies jockeyed to be the carrier of choice for the burgeoning business travel and tourism market.

The steamship lines to the United States were particularly lucrative considering the superb tourism branding of the Land Of Evangeline the DAR management, primarily the brain child of Percy Gifkins the general manager, had pushed into the New England area. Everyone wanted an Evangeline vacation and the steamships brought them from New York and Boston in droves.

As a result, ownership changed hands rapidly until the steamship business consolidated in the teens and twenties of the 20th century.

Steamship Crew

External Links

• 1900 Yarmouth Steamship Co. Ltd. family portrait, Baker Wharf, Yarmouth. Yarmouth County Museum Collection.]