| Career (Dominion of Canada) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | CGS Vigilant |
| Builder: | Polson Iron Works Limited, Toronto |
| Launched: | 1904 |
| Refit: | 135, 1938 |
| Fate: | Sold, 1924 Scrapped, 1956 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Type: | 3rd Class Cruiser |
| Tonnage: | 396 gross register tons (GRT) |
| Length: | 175 ft (53 m) |
| Beam: | 22 ft (6.7 m) |
| Draught: | 10 ft (3.0 m) |
| Propulsion: | Triple expansion steam engine, 65 hp (48 kW) (nominal) |
CGS Vigilant was an armed 3rd class cruiser employed as a Canadian Great Lakes Fisheries Protection vessel.[1] She replaced CGS Petrel, which had previously performed these duties. Sold in 1924, she was later chartered by the Customs Preventive Service for East Coast patrols between 1927-29. In 1935 new owner had the cruiser converted to a barge by Port Colborne Iron Works[2], sold in 1938 and further converted as a crane barge for Hindman Transportation Co, Vigilant was decommissioned after 1944 and scrapped in 1956.[3]