SS Bayrupert
Cargo Steamer · United Kingdom · Lost 1927 · The Labrador Sea
The largest ship ever built for the Hudson's Bay Company was wrecked on a Labrador reef on only her second trading voyage, her full complement escaping by lifeboat.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
SS Bayrupert was launched in 1926 at Ardrossan as the largest and most modern ship commissioned by the Hudson's Bay Company, intended to supply fur trade posts in Labrador, Hudson Strait, and Baffin Island. On July 22, 1927, on only her second trading voyage, she struck Clinker Rock off Cape Harrigan on the Labrador coast and was wrecked. Her company of about 80 reached Farmyard Island by lifeboat and were rescued by the steamer Kyle. The loss ended her career after barely a year of service.
Vessel
- 1926
- Ardrossan Dry Dock & Ship Building Co.
- Ardrossan, Scotland
- Steel
- 330 ft
- 50 ft
- 4037
- Steam, single screw
- Hudson's Bay Company
Loss
- July 22, 1927
- Grounding
- Clinker Rock, off Cape Harrigan, Labrador coast
- Labrador Sea
- Ardrossan, Scotland → Hudson's Bay Company posts, Labrador and Hudson Strait
- Trade goods for fur posts
- 80
- 0
- Thomas Smellie
The Wreck Today
- Not established
- Total loss
- Not established
- Not established
- Not established
Position
- Not established
- Position not established
- Cape Harrigan, Labrador
Loss is documented as occurring on Clinker Rock off Cape Harrigan; a precise surveyed position was not found in sources reviewed.
Evidence
Overall confidence: Documented (78/100)
The wreck's present depth, orientation, and condition are not established in the sources reviewed.
Hudson's Bay Company Archives, Archives of Manitoba
Build details, loss date, location, rescue account.
Photograph inscription confirming location as Clinker Rock, Cape Harrigan, Labrador, and date of total loss.
