Bluenose
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For other uses, see Bluenose (disambiguation).
Bluenose was a fishing and racing gaff rig schooner built in 1921 in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada. A celebrated racing ship and fishing vessel, Bluenose under the command of Angus Walters, became a provincial icon for Nova Scotia and an important Canadian symbol in the 1930s, serving as a working vessel until she was wrecked in 1946. Nicknamed the "Queen of the North Atlantic",[1] she was later commemorated by the Bluenose one-design sloop (1946) and a replica, Bluenose II (1963). The name Bluenose originated as a nickname for Nova Scotians from as early as the late 18th century.[2]
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Bluenose sailing in 1921 | |
History | |
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Name | Bluenose |
Port of registry | Lunenburg, Nova Scotia |
Builder | Smith and Rhuland |
Launched | 26 March 1921 |
In service | April 1921 |
Out of service | 1946 |
Fate | Foundered on reef 28 January 1946 off Île-à-Vache, Haiti |
General characteristics | |
Type | Schooner |
Displacement | 258 t (254 long tons) |
Length | |
Beam | 8.2 m (26 ft 11 in) |
Height | 38.4 m (126 ft 0 in) |
Draught | 4.85 m (15 ft 11 in) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Mainmast, height from deck | 38.4 m (126 ft 0 in) |
Foremast, height from deck | 31.3 m (102 ft 8 in) |
Sail area | 930 m2 (10,000 sq ft) |
Mainsail area | 386 m2 (4,150 sq ft) |
Crew | 20 |
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