SS Florizel

	Florizel arriving St. John's harbour
History
Newfoundland
Namesake	Florizel of The Winter's Tale
Owner	Bowring Brothers
Operator	Red Cross Line
Builder	C. O'Connell & Company Ltd.; at Glasgow;
Launched	26 November 1908
Commissioned	1909
Homeport	St. John's, Newfoundland
Fate	Sank after striking reef at Cappahayden, Newfoundland
General characteristics
Tonnage	3,081 tons gross register; 1,980 tons net register;
Length	305.5 ft (93.1 m)
Beam	43.1 ft (13.1 m)
Depth	29.6 ft (9.0 m)
Propulsion	Steel Screw Steamer
Speed	12 Knots
Capacity	145 First Class; 36 Second Class;
Notes	Safety Equipment:; submarine signaling apparatus and wireless;

SS Florizel, a passenger liner, was the flagship of the Bowring Brothers' Red Cross Line of steamships and one of the first ships in the world specifically designed to navigate icy waters. During her last voyage, from St. John's to Halifax and on to New York City, she sank after striking a reef at Horn Head Point, near Cappahayden, Newfoundland, with the loss of 94 including Betty Munn, a three-year-old girl, in whose memory a statue of Peter Pan was erected at Bowring Park in St. John's.

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