Bluenose II
Description
- Media Type
- Image
- Description
- A wooden model of the Bluenose II with a Canadian dime attached to its first mast, and all of the provincial and territorial flags flying off the second. It was made by Ted Koszucki in 1990. The original “Bluenose” was captained by Angus Walters and sailed in a series of schooner races, beating the “Elsie” in 1921, the “Henry Ford” in 1922 and the “Gertrude L. Thebuad” in 1923, all American vessels from the famous Glouster shipyards near Boston. Her final race in 1938 was another victory over the “Gertrude” but the “Bluenose” came to an ignoble end after being converted to a freighter and running aground off the coast of Haiti in 1946. The “Bluenose” was modelled after the Baltimore clippers, designed for both safety and speed, allowing their crews to bring in their catches early for the best price. The “Bluenose II” was a reproduction of the original, and was christened in 1967 in honour of the Centennial celebrations.
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- 2000.4.1
- Copyright Statement
- Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Recommended Citation
- Image courtesy of the Port Colborne Historical & Marine Museum
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- Please contact the PORT COLBORNE HISTORICAL AND MARINE MUSEUM for any reproductions of photographs within the website.
- Contact
- Port Colborne Historical and Marine MuseumEmail:archives@portcolborne.ca
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