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44: 23: 358:. Upon entering service, the crew of the vessel wore naval-style uniforms, a first for Canada. The vessel entered service in 1904 as a fisheries patrol vessel. On 7 June 1905 550:"Annual Report of the Supervising Inspector-General Steamboat-Inspection Service to the Secretary of Commerce and Labor for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1906" 774: 749: 744: 313:, described as the "first modern warship to be built in Canada", was acquired for patrol service on the Great Lakes to replace the aging 668:"The Origins and Growth of the Canadian Customs Preventive Service Fleet in the Maritime Provinces and Eastern Québec, 1892–1932" 228:. Completed in 1904, the vessel remained in service on the Great Lakes until 1924. The vessel was then chartered by the Canadian 637: 759: 779: 656: 618: 595: 397:
was chartered by the Customs Preventive Service for East Coast patrols to counter smuggling. Between 1927 and 1929,
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patrolled Nova Scotia's Atlantic coast. The vessel was later converted to a barge and was scrapped in 1956 by
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Johnston, William; Rawling, William G.P.; Gimblett, Richard H. & MacFarlane, John (2010).
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The Seabound Coast: The Official History of the Royal Canadian Navy, 1867–1939
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remained on fisheries patrol until 1924, when the vessel was sold by the
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Hadley, Michael L.; Huebert, Rob & Crickard, Fred W., eds. (1992).
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sank and two of fishing vessel's crew drowned in the incident.
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on 11 September 1904, and completed later in the year.
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A Nation's Navy: In Quest of Canadian Naval Identity
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The vessel was constructed by 42: 21: 560:– via Harvard University. 174:), 1,250 ihp (932 kW) 542: 277:triple expansion steam engines 263:of 22 feet (6.7 m) and a 247: 232:until 1929 for service on the 1: 166:Triple expansion steam engine 666:McDougall, David J. (1995). 588:RCN in Retrospect, 1910–1968 435: 366: (GRT) fishing steamer 267:of 10 ft (3.0 m). 7: 194:(31 km/h; 20 mph) 10: 796: 760:Fishery protection vessels 579: 474:Maginley & Collin 2001 362:collided with the 12  271:had a tonnage of 396  230:Customs Preventive Service 170:130 hp (97 kW) ( 322:Polson Iron Works Limited 224:employed on the Canadian 139:175 ft (53.3 m) 109: 35: 20: 780:Canadian Government Ship 427:Canadian Government Ship 412: 155:10 ft (3.0 m) 147:22 ft (6.7 m) 110:General characteristics 765:Ships built in Toronto 687:10.25071/2561-5467.740 352:Louis-Philippe Brodeur 69:Polson Iron Works Ltd. 324:at their shipyard in 675:The Northern Mariner 513:Johnston et al. 2010 486:Johnston et al. 2010 451:Johnston et al. 2010 289:indicated horsepower 234:East Coast of Canada 219:Fisheries Protection 364:gross register tons 356:Royal Canadian Navy 273:gross register tons 770:Cruisers of Canada 721:Miramar Ship Index 573:, pp. 48, 50. 501:Miramar Ship Index 639:978-1-55488-908-2 407:Hamilton, Ontario 209: 208: 204:QF 3-pounder guns 82:11 September 1904 787: 731: 729: 727: 718: 706: 672: 662: 643: 624: 612: 601: 574: 568: 562: 561: 559: 557: 546: 540: 534: 528: 522: 516: 510: 504: 498: 489: 483: 477: 471: 454: 448: 429: 423: 50: 47: 46: 45: 25: 18: 17: 795: 794: 790: 789: 788: 786: 785: 784: 735: 734: 725: 723: 670: 659: 640: 621: 598: 582: 577: 569: 565: 555: 553: 548: 547: 543: 535: 531: 523: 519: 511: 507: 499: 492: 484: 480: 472: 457: 449: 442: 438: 433: 432: 425:CGS stands for 424: 420: 415: 308: 306:Service history 250: 48: 43: 41: 31: 12: 11: 5: 793: 783: 782: 777: 772: 767: 762: 757: 752: 747: 733: 732: 707: 663: 657: 644: 638: 625: 619: 602: 596: 581: 578: 576: 575: 571:McDougall 1995 563: 541: 529: 525:Boutiller 1982 517: 515:, p. 155. 505: 490: 488:, p. 149. 478: 455: 453:, p. 139. 439: 437: 434: 431: 430: 417: 416: 414: 411: 307: 304: 300:3-pounder guns 249: 246: 207: 206: 200: 196: 195: 188: 184: 183: 182: 181: 175: 168: 161: 157: 156: 153: 149: 148: 145: 141: 140: 137: 133: 132: 126: 122: 121: 116: 112: 111: 107: 106: 105: 104: 103:Scrapped, 1956 101: 96: 92: 91: 88: 84: 83: 80: 76: 75: 66: 62: 61: 56: 52: 51: 38: 37: 33: 32: 26: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 792: 781: 778: 776: 773: 771: 768: 766: 763: 761: 758: 756: 753: 751: 748: 746: 743: 742: 740: 722: 717: 715: 708: 704: 700: 696: 692: 688: 684: 680: 676: 669: 664: 660: 658:1-55125-070-5 654: 650: 645: 641: 635: 631: 626: 622: 620:0-7735-1506-2 616: 611: 610: 603: 599: 597:0-7748-0196-4 593: 589: 584: 583: 572: 567: 551: 545: 539:, p. 98. 538: 533: 527:, p. 17. 526: 521: 514: 509: 502: 497: 495: 487: 482: 476:, p. 88. 475: 470: 468: 466: 464: 462: 460: 452: 447: 445: 440: 428: 422: 418: 410: 408: 404: 400: 396: 391: 389: 385: 381: 377: 373: 372:Middle Island 369: 365: 361: 357: 353: 349: 345: 341: 337: 333: 331: 327: 323: 319: 318: 312: 303: 301: 298: 294: 290: 286: 282: 278: 274: 270: 266: 262: 258: 254: 245: 243: 239: 235: 231: 227: 223: 222:patrol vessel 220: 216: 215: 205: 201: 198: 197: 193: 189: 186: 185: 180: 176: 173: 169: 167: 164: 163: 162: 159: 158: 154: 151: 150: 146: 143: 142: 138: 135: 134: 131: 127: 124: 123: 120: 119:Patrol vessel 117: 114: 113: 108: 102: 99: 98: 97: 94: 93: 89: 86: 85: 81: 78: 77: 74: 70: 67: 64: 63: 60: 57: 54: 53: 39: 34: 29: 24: 19: 16: 724:. 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Index


Polson Iron Works Ltd.
Toronto
Patrol vessel
GRT
Triple expansion steam engine
nominal
screws
knots
QF 3-pounder guns
Fisheries Protection
patrol vessel
Great Lakes
Customs Preventive Service
East Coast of Canada
barge
broken up
ram bow
beam
draught
gross register tons
triple expansion steam engines
screws
nominal
indicated horsepower
knots
QF
3-pounder guns
CGS Petrel
Polson Iron Works Limited

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