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Story
This schooner, trading (northern) was built in 1927 by Erickson Shipyard in North Vancouver, BC.
Historical Notes
This image is a 2018 photo by George Duddy from a photo of "Blue Fox in the ice at Cambridge Bay in winter 1927-1928 from an image in Ian McKinnon's album held at the Vancouver Maritime Museum. George Duddy states "Hull: Wood with centerboard, Douglas fir sheathed in iron bark.
She and her twin sister Polar Bear were shipped north as deck cargo on the HBC supply ship Baychimo in 1927.
She was landed at Cambridge Bay in mid August and was immediately after fitting out loaded with supplies for the new Perry River post.
She was still undertaking HBC work in 1932. A caption in post manager Ian’s MacKinnon’s album at the Vancouver Maritime Museum indicates that she made a trip to King William Island that year."
Owners & Masters
In 1927-1932 she was owned by the Hudson's Bay Co. Ltd., London UK.
Masters
Captain E.J. Gall (1927);
References
- George Duddy (Email to Nauticapedia 18/08/2024)
- George Duddy (Email to Nauticapedia 06/09/2024)
- Building and transportation of the vessels is reported in the May 1927 issue of Harbour and Shipping magazine. 1927 operations and vessel specifications are reported in HBC inspection reports – Hugh Conn- “Inspection Reports Western Arctic District July 1927 – June 1928 (A.102/1047)”
