R.M.S. Nascopie

Ship of the North

Häftad, Engelska, 2000

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Beskrivning

Fifty years ago, Royal Mail Ship Nascopie ended a life full of adventure on an unmarked reef in Hudson's Strait. Launched by the Hudson's Bay Company in 1911, her main mission was to supply the Company's far-flung posts in Canada's North. Alone and without any of today's navigation and communications equipment, she battled ice and icebergs, fog, storms, and uncharted waters to delivery everything the posts needed to survive and trade.Few ships played such a prolonged role in developing Canada's North and maintaining her presence there. Nascopie was a strong ship sailed by strong men. She played a historic role for Canada and this is her story.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2000-08-11
Mått:152 x 229 x 8 mm
Vikt:189 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:112
Förlag:Golden Dog Press
ISBN:9780919614703

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Transportindustri inom Ekonomi och Ledarskap

Mer om författaren

Doug Gray's love affair with boats began in the womb. His parents owned a cottage which could only be reached by boat, and he was born less than a week after Labour Day. According to his Mother, on a rough day, he could have been born in the boat. During university, he and a couple of buddies took a year off to see the world, which he may tell us about when he is sure that all the statutes of limitations in several countries have run out.

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction; Nascopie Enters Service; The Company Circa 1910; Navigating in the North; Technical Interlude: Designing Nascopie; Concept of Operations; Mrs Watt Goes Cruising; Nascopie Sails to Russia; Russia Again; Smellie Takes Command; The Twenties; The Thirties; Again to War; Farewell Nascopie; After Nascopie.