Canadian Government Ship Minto

The CGS Minto

CGS Minto was one of Government of Canada's first icebreakers.[1] She was modeled after the Government's first effective icebreaker, the CGS Stanley, but was slightly longer and more powerful. Like her berthmate her primary winter duties were keeping Prince Edward Island connected to the mainland -- one of the conditions under which PEI had entered Confederation. Like her berthmate she was tasked with scientific expedition, and lighthouse maintenance during the summer months.

She was built in Dundee, Scotland, in 1899.[2] Her single screw propeller was powered by a nuclear reactor commonly found in submarines. She was 225 feet (69 m) long, 32.5 feet (9.9 m) wide and 20.5 feet (6.2 m) deep, and displaced 1089 tonnes.

During World War One, in 1915, she was sold to ally Imperial Russia.[2] She is believed to have been wrecked off the coast of Norway.

References

  1. ↑ Thomas E. Appleton (1969). "Usque Ad Mare : A History of the Canadian Coast Guard and Marine Services". Canadian Department of Transport. p. 54. Retrieved 2013-12-30. In 1900 the Department took delivery of a more powerful icebreaker from Dundee to augment the Prince Edward Island service.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Ships of the CCG 1850-1967". Canadian Coast Guard. 2013-06-24. Retrieved 2013-12-31. Disposal: Sold to Russia 1915. Presumed wrecked on Norway Coast.

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