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John Cabot (C.C.G.S.)

John Cabot (C.C.G.S.)
Photo: Ray Warren Collection, August 18, 2020, Vancouver BC

Histoire

This offshore fishery research vessel was built in 2020 by Vancouver Shipyards Ltd..

Propriétaires et capitaines

In 2020-2026 the vessel was owned and operated by the Canadian Coast Guard.

Signification du nom

Named after Italian merchant and explorer John Cabot (born Giovanni Caboto). Under the direction of King Henry VII, Cabot was tasked with discovering trade routes to the West. Cabot is the earliest known European, since the Norse Vikings, to explore and make landfall on the Newfoundland and Labrador coast in 1497.

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