Histoire
This research vessel was built in 1963 by Saint John Dry Dock & Shipbuilding Co., Saint John NB.
Notes historiques
This vessel was commissioned in 1963 and was usually based at Halifax NS.
In 1981 the CGS Hudson under her skipper F. W. Mauger sailed from East to West in a Transit of the Northwest Passage and again in 1970 under command of D. W. Butler as a Survey Ship, this vessel was the 'First To Sail Around North and South America.' This vessel played an important role in searching for the debris of Swissair Flight 111. This vessel retrieved a number of bodies from the oil rig Ocean Ranger which capsized and sank in the Atlantic Ocean on February 15, 1982.
In 2022 this vessel had become worn out and a proposal to undertake a refit in anticipation of the delivery of a new vessel in 2025 was shelved and this vessel was retired.
Propriétaires et capitaines
In 1963-1967 she was owned by the Minister of Mines and Technical Surveys, Otawa ON Canada.
In 1979 she was owned by The Minister of Environment, Ottawa ON Canada.
In 2004-2024 she was owned by The Minister of Fisheries & Oceans, Ottawa ON Canada.
Capitaines
Captain Frederick W. Mauger (1963); Captain D.W. Butler (1970); Captain Frederick W. Mauger (1981);
Reconstructions
In 1990 and in 1999 she was rebuilt and modernized.
Références
- MacFarlane, J.M. (1992) Northwest Passage Challengers. In Resolution. Spring Issue. Maritime Museum of British Columbia
- Maginley, C.D. & B. Collin (2001)
- en.wikipedia.org ↗
