The Launch of MV Joey and Clara Smallwood

John Edward Belleveau, Iceboats to Superferries, An Illustrated History of Marine Atlantic Marine Atlantic 1992

The MV Joey and Clara Smallwood was named after the Nfld Premier and his wife. The icebreaking ferry was built in Lauzon Qc and designed specifically for ferry service to Newfoundland.  She was retired in March 2011 and scrapped in India the same year.