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This patrol vessel was built in 1892 by Polson Iron Works Ltd. in Owen Sound, ON.
Historical Notes
This vessel was stationed in the Great Lakes until 1904 and was then transferred to Fisheries Patrol work in the Atlantic.
Owners & Masters
In 1892 she was built as the C.G.S. Petrel, by Polson Ironworks, Owen Sound ON Canada.
She was owned by the Canada Department of Fisheries and Marine as a Fisheries Protection Vessel.
She was transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy for service 1915-1918.
She was returned to the Canada Department of Fisheries and Marine in 1918 and sold in 1923.
References
- Government of Canada The Canadian Navy List Ottawa ON
- Freeman, David J. (2000)
